Bad Shabbos Explained

Director:	Daniel Robbins
Producer:	Adam Mitchell
Cinematography:	Matt Clegg
Editing:	Kait Plum
Music:	Eli Keszler
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Runtime:	84 minutes

Bad Shabbos is a 2024 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.^[1]

Premise

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

Cast

• Kyra Sedgwick as Ellen
• Method Man as Jordan
• Jon Bass as David
• Milana Vayntrub as Abby
• Ashley Zukerman as Benjamin
• David Paymer as Richard
• Meghan Leathers as Meg
• Catherine Curtin as Beth
• Theo Taplitz as Adam
• John Bedford Lloyd as John
• Josh Mostel as Saul

Release

Bad Shabbos premiered on June 10, 2024, in the Spotlight Narrative section of that year's Tribeca Festival.^[2]

Reception

Accolades

Notes and References

1. News: Dunn . Jack . Tribeca Festival Reveals 2024 Feature Film Lineup Including New Movies With Lily Gladstone, Jenna Ortega and Michael Cera. 11 June 2024 . Variety.
2. Web site: Encinias . Joshua . The Brooklyn Magazine Guide to the 2024 Tribeca Festival . Brooklyn Magazine . 11 June 2024.
3. Web site: Friedman . Roger . Tribeca Film Fest Award Winners: “Griffin in Summer,” “Jazzy,” “Bad Shabbos” . Showbiz 411 . 18 June 2024.