Shiva Baby

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Shiva Baby

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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Critics Consensus

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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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

Jan 2, 2026

4/5

The independent film is deeply funny, but plays like a thriller – you never know when Danielle might snap. Sennott is terrific, with reactions that are revelatory.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Sep 23, 2024

4/5

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

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Lisa Mullen

Sight & Sound

Dec 3, 2021

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

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Jun 10, 2024

“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.

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Greg Carlson

Vague Visages

Mar 26, 2024

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

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Feb 13, 2024

Usually I am not a fan of cringe comedy, but this film somehow transcends that sub-genre into something much more surreal, tapping into the absurdity of life with deft insight and empathy.

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Jake P

Aug 16, 2023

sharp and hilarious movie

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Richard M J

Jun 26, 2021

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

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Ross

Jun 21, 2021

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.

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Alan

May 30, 2021

Writing and acting are spectacular.

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Lisa

May 17, 2021

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

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Mike S

May 2, 2021

Very good dark comedy.

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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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