Donny's Bar Mitzvah

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Donny's Bar Mitzvah

2021

1h 19m

Comedy

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Sex, drugs, and a dysfunctional family create the perfect storm for Donny Drucker’s Bar Mitzvah. We are catapulted back in time to the year 1998 as we follow a colorful array of characters from the perspective of a hired videographer. Donny tries to enjoy the evening while juggling his crazy mother, his teenage angst, and his new girlfriend, Handjob Hannah. Meanwhile Gerald, the MC of the party, is on a mission to stop the notorious party pooper Val Dho who is attempting to ruin the party. All that, plus: scandalous affairs, love triangles, spin the bottle, and a man with ranch dressing for hands. But as per tradition, all must be resolved before the big song at the end of the night.

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Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

New York Times

Oscillates between offensive and offensively unamusing.

Mar 23, 2021

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Jason Flatt

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

Donny’s Bar Mitzvah is a surprisingly hilarious and good time of a movie. Even if you’re a bit of a party pooper...

Rated: 7/10

Jan 16, 2023

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

It's just an offering of dead-eyed raunch (not ranch) that could've been so much better with just the slightest bit of actual writing.

Rated: D

Jun 28, 2021

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Everything is so gratuitous, obnoxious, and over the top, it's painful. Teens and adults should look elsewhere for laughs.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 5, 2021

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Stephen Silver

Splice Today

It's something of a festival of raunch - of a sexual as well as a bodily fluid nature - full of gags and running jokes that fail much more often than they succeed (JTA)

Rated: 1/5

Mar 31, 2021

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Bill Arceneaux

Moviegoing with Bill

Flat out awesome, flat out terrifying, flat out uncontrollable and untamed - though maybe it should be at times.

Rated: 3.5/5

Mar 27, 2021

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kevin c

This was a pleasant surprise. It's way over the top with some of the things that happen all during Donny's Bar Mitzvah, but it's all done in a way that wIll undoubtedly elicit a laugh even during some of the most preposterous scenes. At a sparse 79 minutes, this one certainly doesn't wear out it's welcome. Ridiculous fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

This is how legendary cult classics are born! This film is epic in the most offensive possible ways, it's mild hits of racism hardly skim the surface compared to the multitude of other raucous and perverse lines and scenes. That NYT writer is twit for the review she gave this comedic masterpiece, uppity NY attitude has no time for the brilliance of next level humor this film introduces. But buyer beware, this is one F'cked up film and the 18+ rating should probably be more like 25+ Lol! Even the most liberal, mature, and ‘sexually advanced,' will find moments in this film to be shocking. It's awesome.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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David F

I never made it through the whole movie but I feel the entire thing really portrayed a disgusting light on the Jewish traditions. Not an ounce of this movie has any reflection on what a true time-honored Jewish traditional bar mitzvah is and how important and sacred it is. This movie is fouler than the contents of the pit of an old-time outhouse. Basically, this movie is for teenage hooligans.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/21

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Audience Member

If you are a fun person with a sense of humor watch this immediately. Don't expect an Oscar winner. Expect a quick, raunchy, absurdist and hilarious 79 minutes of fun. I had a blast

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

A really fun film and easy watch! Is it going to win an Oscar? No. Are you going to leave this film feeling enlightened? Probably not. Is this film going to give you 80 minutes of consistent belly laughter and fun? Absolutely. This is the kind of movie that allows you to escape reality and just breathe for a moment. Quirky characters and absurdist storylines make it super enjoyable to watch with your friends or to throw on in the background when doing other things. Fun, exciting and surprisingly bold for a comedy released in 2021.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Sex, drugs, and a dysfunctional family create the perfect storm for Donny Drucker’s Bar Mitzvah. We are catapulted back in time to the year 1998 as we follow a colorful array of characters from the perspective of a hired videographer. Donny tries to enjoy the evening while juggling his crazy mother, his teenage angst, and his new girlfriend, Handjob Hannah. Meanwhile Gerald, the MC of the party, is on a mission to stop the notorious party pooper Val Dho who is attempting to ruin the party. All that, plus: scandalous affairs, love triangles, spin the bottle, and a man with ranch dressing for hands. But as per tradition, all must be resolved before the big song at the end of the night.

Director: Jonathan Kaufman
Producer: Harris Kauffman, Jonathan Kaufman
Screenwriter: Jonathan Kaufman
Production Co: Bump in the Night, Side of Ranch Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 23, 2021
Runtime: 1h 19m

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