Shortbus

Critics Consensus

The sex may be explicit, but Mitchell integrates it into the characters' lives and serves the whole story up with a generous dose of sweetness and wit.

68%

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Movie Info

The film follows a varied group of seven people, among them a dominatrix and a sex therapist, as they navigate between the paths of sex and love in modern-day New York City.
  • Rating:
    NR (adult situations/language, nudity, sex)
  • Genre:
    Art House & International, Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
  • Directed By:
    John Cameron Mitchell
  • Written By:
    John Cameron Mitchell
  • In Theaters:
     limited
  • On Disc/Streaming:
  • Box Office:
    $1,851,628
  • Runtime:
  • Studio:
    ThinkFilm

Cast

Sook Yin Lee
as Sofia
Paul Dawson
as James
PJ DeBoy
as Jamie
Raphael Barker
as Rob
Lindsay Beamish
as Severin
Peter Stickles
as Caleb
Daniela Sea
as Little Prince
Miriam Shor
as Cheryl
Alan Mandell
as Tobias, the Mayor
Adam Hardman
as Jesse, the John
Ray Rivas
as Shabbos Goy
Bitch
as Bitch
Reg Vermue
as The Albino
Eric Gilliland
as Eric Gilliland
Jonathan Caouette
as Blondie-Grabber
Justin Bond
as Himself
Jay Brannan
as Ceth
Yolonda Ross
as Faustus
JD Samson
as Jid
Lex Vaughn
as Bucky
The World Famous *BoB*
as The World Famous *Bob*
Dirty Martini
as Dirty Martini
Shanti Carson
as Leah
Jan Hilmer
as Nick
Justin Hagan
as Brad
Stephen Kent Jusick
as Creamy
Bradford Scobie
as Dr. Donut
Paul Oakley Stovall
as Magnus
Murray Hill
as Murray Hill
Rachael Cyna Smith
as Zoey
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Critic Reviews for Shortbus

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Audience Reviews for Shortbus

  • Feb 02, 2014
    If this firm didn't have considerable artistic and intellectual merit, it would be porn. But it does have merit and it has a LOT more to say than prurience or lust. In fact, such sentiments would be missing the point entirely. It's a brave and brash film about sexuality and relationships that makes one wonder -- why hasn't a film like this been made before?
    Christian C Super Reviewer
  • Nov 22, 2013
    How will I describe Shortbus in one word? Different. It's not that weird, well sure there are some scenes that made me cringe or goes 'who would have thought about that'; but the whole movie feels different. It's not like the director is an amateur, he knows his stuff, and it's a treat to watch the core reason of why people have sex or look for sex even, in that matter. Not for prude audience obviously, but if you are in the mood for some funny/absurd sexual escapade with touch of comedy, watch Shortbus! 7/10
    Mesh B Super Reviewer
  • Oct 05, 2012
    This was of course the film that Sook Yin Lee got all sorts of heat about but the naughty bits are all overplayed. It is a generally good, not excellent, piece of insight into seven lives of discovery. Not particularly memorable.
    John B Super Reviewer
  • May 26, 2012
    Okay, honestly, I feel like the sex scenes were put there just to be titillating. Not effective.
    Jennifer X Super Reviewer
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