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Duck Butter

Play trailer 1:55 Poster for Duck Butter 2018 1h 33m Comedy Drama LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Two women, jaded by dishonest and broken relationships, make a pact to spend 24 uninterrupted hours together, having sex on the hour. Their romantic experiment intends to create a new form of intimacy, but it doesn't quite go as planned.
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Duck Butter has a pair of compelling leads and a refreshing female-driven perspective, but its story is ultimately too thin to support a feature-length production.

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Heather Hogan Autostraddle 08/02/2018
The sex was good but the delirious lesbian mumblecore didn't leave a lasting impression. Go to Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker 05/07/2018
The director, Miguel Arteta (who co-wrote the script with Shawkat), finds no symbolic dimension or wider resonance in the schematic proceedings. Go to Full Review Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 05/04/2018
What a feat for Shawkat in particular -- her myriad creative strengths are exemplified here, and I'm so excited for whatever she does next. Go to Full Review Ben Turner The Pink Lens 09/01/2021
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Duck Butter only succeeds in making its characters feel uncomfortably trapped in a pact of their own making. Go to Full Review Matthew St. Clair Cinema Sentries 10/09/2020
Both Costa and Shawkat have intoxicating chemistry that makes the film worth watching. However... even though the story is intentionally simplistic, it still doesn't have much payoff by the end. Go to Full Review Steven Prokopy Third Coast Review 06/11/2020
Duck Butter is an odd movie, anchored and made great by sincere and painful writing, as well as two superb, often quite funny and raw performances that are among the bravest I've seen so far this year. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Bunny B Mar 20 TERRIBLE MOVIE it didn’t made no sense. Plot all over the place, manic pixie dream girl coded. Mommy issues thrown in to explain it all. Took me three days to finish, only to find out it was written by a MAN. If you’re looking for LES movies recs this ain’t it. Don’t waste your time like I wasted mine, watch Drive Away Dolls instead See more Varun 04/11/2024 It had very good performances by both of the lead actress, overall the plot was interesting and a satisfying climax . But don't seem to have proper character arc, i recommend this a one time watch also the pacing is very slow so keep that in mind. See more Cronis 02/25/2024 Really horrible, look Room in Rome See more PridePosterStudios 09/20/2023 Not here for poomour in any shape or form. See more Julio A 06/10/2023 Tem uma proposta muito interessante com alguns momentos de vergonha alheia. E claramente ficou estranho a cantora não ter voz.... See more 01/01/2022 As the film began I realized this fulfilled many of my own more disappointing experiences, which sure, they understand a sense about lesbian relationships, a little too well. What little likability the characters have early on diminished by the second half. Tone is also a huge issue here, comedic episodes consistently end up feeling like drama. See more Read all reviews
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Miguel Arteta

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Alia Shawkat

Naima

Laia Costa

Laia

Mae Whitman

Ellen

Hong Chau

Glow

Kate Berlant

Kathy

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Movie Info

Synopsis Two women, jaded by dishonest and broken relationships, make a pact to spend 24 uninterrupted hours together, having sex on the hour. Their romantic experiment intends to create a new form of intimacy, but it doesn't quite go as planned.
Director
Miguel Arteta
Producer
Mel Eslyn, Natalie Qasabian
Screenwriter
Miguel Arteta, Alia Shawkat
Distributor
The Orchard
Production Co
Netflix, Duplass Brothers Productions, The Orchard
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 24, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$6.3K
Runtime
1h 33m
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