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Shiva Baby

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Shiva Baby

Released Apr 2, 2021

1h 17m

Comedy

LGBTQ+

Drama

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While at a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.

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A ruefully funny calling card for debuting director Emma Seligman, Shiva Baby transcends its sitcom setup with strong performances and satisfying insights.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

A student sugar baby bumps into her only client - and his wife - at a shiva in this comically uncomfortable film.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 23, 2024

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Lisa Mullen

Sight & Sound

An exhilarating and compassionate film about love, death, loneliness - and the life-affirming importance ofdessert.

Dec 3, 2021

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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner

Autostraddle

The choices Danielle makes and the things she says are cringeworthy in the best way.

Dec 3, 2021

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Zach Youngs

InSession Film

It's deliciously timed and superbly written in a way that whips you around from one secret to the next, from one reveal to the next.

Jul 3, 2024

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

“Shiva Baby” has a setup that sounds like a sitcom, but it is more like a horror movie without anyone getting physically violent. If you suffer from secondhand embarrassment, you should probably steer clear.

Jun 10, 2024

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

Shiva Baby is most certainly not a movie for those who get clammy and start to sweat at secondhand embarrassment.

Mar 26, 2024

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Jake P

sharp and hilarious movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/16/23

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Richard M J

I thought the film did an excellent job of creating within me a sense of going nuts growing up in that family So many mixed messages. Total lack of boundaries. So much about appearance! It was not a comfortable film to experience. It was an easy film for someone to walk out of an dismiss - as "I hated that." I think that's the point of the film

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/26/21

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Ross

powerful dark comedy. Highly relatable, anxiety-inducing, important film about a young woman, struggling with career goals and sexual identity, along with her family's constant interrogation of her personal dating life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/21/21

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Alan

Writing and acting are spectacular.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/30/21

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Lisa

Great acting, moments of genius and thoroughly toe-curlingly awkward. Just as billed!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/21

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Mike S

Very good dark comedy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/21

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Synopsis

While at a Jewish funeral service with her parents, a college student has an awkward encounter with her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend.

Director: Emma Seligman
Producer: Kieran Altmann, Katie Schiller, Lizzie Shapiro
Screenwriter: Emma Seligman
Distributor: Utopia
Production Co: Dimbo Pictures, Neon Heart Productions, It Doesn't Suck Productions, Irving Harvey, Thick Media Co.
Genre: Comedy, LGBTQ+, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 2, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 2, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $45.1K
Runtime: 1h 17m

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