Summary
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 67Audiences 69GoodWatch 67
Tomatometer69%
Metascore64
Audience score77%
Letterboxd · 32 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb6.3
User score6.3
Box office
2.8×its budget
- Budget
- $2 M
- Worldwide
- $6 M
Worldwide it earned $4 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 41 min
A typical length for romances, −6 min on the typical 107
typical 107101Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 126 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+116Released
2006
October 4, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
RomanceComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Netherlands
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityIntense
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 26 more47 people
- Sook-Yin LeeSofia
- Paul DawsonJames
- PJ DeBoyJamie
- Lindsay BeamishSeverin
- Jay BrannanCeth
- Raphael BarkerRob
- Adam HardmanJesse
- Peter SticklesCaleb
Alan MandellTobias, the Mayor
Stephen Kent JusickCreamy
David PittuJacuzzi Hunter- JWJeff WhittyJacuzzi Hunted
Mickey CottrellDead Man in the Jacuzzi
Mary Beth PeilAnn, Our Lady of the Gutter
Shanti CarsonLeah- JHJan HilmerNick
Justin Vivian BondMx Justin Vivian Bond- BSBradford ScobieDr. Donut
Murray HillMurray Hill- EEEthan Eunson-ConnSex-Not-Bombs Room D.J.
Jonathan CaouetteBlondie-Grabber- DJDerek JacksonDerek
- RFRachel FriedmanYenta Voice (voice)
Paul Oakley StovallMagnus
Directing · 1
- John Cameron Mitchell Director, Screenplay, Producer
Production · 7
- Wouter Barendrecht Executive Producer
- Michael J. Werner Executive Producer
- Tim Perell Producer
- Howard Gertler Producer
- Bobbi Thompson Co-Executive Producer
- Richie Jackson Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Frankie DeMarco Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Brian A. Kates Editor
Sound · 2
- Ira Kaplan Original Music Composer
- Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Bart Mueller Costume Design
- Kurt Swanson Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- David Cronenberg Thanks
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