Bad Shabbos

Bad Shabbos
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDaniel Robbins
Screenplay by
  • Zack Weiner
  • Daniel Robbins
Produced byAdam Mitchell
Starring
CinematographyMatt Clegg
Edited byKait Plum
Music byEli Keszler
Production
company
Carnegie Hill Entertainment
Distributed byMenemsha Films
Release dates
  • June 10, 2024 (2024-06-10) (Tribeca Festival)
  • December 6, 2024 (2024-12-06) (United States (limited)
  • May 23, 2025 (2025-05-23) (United States (wide)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$469,033[1][2]

Bad Shabbos is a 2024 American comedy film directed by Daniel Robbins and written by Robbins and Zack Weiner. The film stars Kyra Sedgwick as the matriarch of a Jewish family as tensions come to a head during a Shabbos dinner. It debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival where it won the Audience Award.[3][4]

Premise

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Over the course of a Shabbos dinner in New York City, an unexpected death causes familial tensions to rise to the surface.[3]

Cast

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Release

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Bad Shabbos premiered on June 10, 2024, in the Spotlight Narrative section of that year's Tribeca Festival.[5] It was released in the United States on May 23, 2025.[6]

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 87% of 15 critics' reviews are positive.[7]

Accolades

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Award Ceremony date Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Tribeca Festival 16 June 2024 Audience Award Bad Shabbos Won [8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bad Shabbos (2024)". Nash Information Services. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Bad Shabbos (2024)". Nash Information Services. The Numbers. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Bad Shabbos". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  4. ^ Dunn, Jack. "Tribeca Festival Reveals 2024 Feature Film Lineup Including New Movies With Lily Gladstone, Jenna Ortega and Michael Cera". Variety. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ Encinias, Joshua. "The Brooklyn Magazine Guide to the 2024 Tribeca Festival". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  6. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony. "Menemsha Films Sets Summer Release For Kyra Sedgwick, Milana Vayntrub Ensemble Comedy 'Bad Shabbos'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Bad Shabbos". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Friedman, Roger. "Tribeca Film Fest Award Winners: "Griffin in Summer," "Jazzy," "Bad Shabbos"". Showbiz 411. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
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