Shiva Baby fingerprintVery funny, high energy.
Tense and fast-paced
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Standout editing
Tense and fast-paced
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Shiva Baby is tense and fast-paced. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy
Expect plenty of cringe comedy and situational comedy.
Family, everyday modern life, and the mind
Its world is built around family, everyday modern life, and the mind.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
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Shiva Baby is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MUBI, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 80/100 (IMDb 7.1, Rotten Tomatoes 96%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NR in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content.
1 h 18 min
Shiva Baby runs 1 h 18 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Shiva Baby higher (88) than audiences (74). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $250,000 to make and earned $359,247 worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Hebrew. Produced in United States.
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