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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. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

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.
  • Genre:
    gay and lesbian, drama, comedy
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Miguel Arteta
  • Producer:
    Mel Eslyn, Natalie Qasabian
  • Writer:
    Miguel Arteta, Alia Shawkat
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     limited
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  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $6.3K
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Netflix, Duplass Brothers Productions, The Orchard

Cast & Crew

Alia Shawkat
Naima
Laia Costa
Laia
Mae Whitman
Ellen
Hong Chau
Glow
Kate Berlant
Kathy
Lindsay Burdge
Kate
Kumail Nanjiani
Jake
Mark Duplass
Mark
Miguel Arteta
Director
Miguel Arteta
Screenwriter
Alia Shawkat
Screenwriter
Mel Eslyn
Producer
Natalie Qasabian
Producer
Jay Duplass
Executive Producer
Mark Duplass
Executive Producer
Hillary Spera
Cinematographer
Christopher Donlon
Film Editor
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  • The sex was good but the delirious lesbian mumblecore didn't leave a lasting impression.

    August 2, 2018 | Full Review…

    Heather Hogan

    Autostraddle

  • The director, Miguel Arteta (who co-wrote the script with Shawkat), finds no symbolic dimension or wider resonance in the schematic proceedings.

    May 7, 2018 | Full Review…

    Richard Brody

    New Yorker

  • What a feat for Shawkat in particular -- her myriad creative strengths are exemplified here, and I'm so excited for whatever she does next.

    May 4, 2018 | Full Review…

    Roxana Hadadi

    Pajiba

  • Like its characters, Duck Butter is imperfect, but unlike human objects of our affection, it's attractive despite its flaws rather than because of them.

    May 4, 2018 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

    Kimber Myers

    The Playlist

  • It feels like we're seeing the director's cut of an IKEA commercial.

    April 28, 2018 | Full Review…

    Owen Gleiberman

    Variety

  • An instant classic... a truly fresh and modern relationship movie, a portrait of two women who collide, spectacularly, for a moment in time.

    April 27, 2018 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

    Katie Walsh

    Los Angeles Times
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