Shortbus
2006, Comedy/Drama, 1h 42m
127 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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. Read critic reviews
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Sofia
James
Severin
Jamie
Rob
Caleb
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Critic Reviews for Shortbus
All Critics (127) | Top Critics (50) | Fresh (86) | Rotten (41)
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Shortbus is not, above all, 'dirty.' What it is, in fact, is a nice movie, one of the nicest to come down the pike since March of the Penguins.
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February 3, 2007 | Rating: 5/6 | Full Review… -
Everything comes to a head in a touchy-feely climax (if you catch our drift) where, ironically, it isn't the strong sex but all the singing and handholding that's the real turn-off.
November 30, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… -
A gleefully subversive but over-simplistic rude little indie that's starting to gain cult status.
November 29, 2006 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
One woman's quest for the perfect orgasm may strike sophisticated viewers as the stuff of sexual farce at best, but Sook-Yin Lee's Sofia brings both emotion and eroticism to the proceedings, and for this Mr. Mitchell should be commended.
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It runs out of energy before the end.
November 1, 2006 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Shortbus
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Feb 02, 2014If 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
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Nov 22, 2013How 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! 7/10Mesh B Super Reviewer
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Oct 05, 2012This 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
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May 26, 2012Okay, honestly, I feel like the sex scenes were put there just to be titillating. Not effective.Jennifer X Super Reviewer
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