Bad Shabbos

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]

Bad Shabbos
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Directed by	Daniel Robbins
Screenplay by	Zack Weiner Daniel Robbins
Produced by	Adam Mitchell
Starring	Kyra Sedgwick Method Man Jon Bass Milana Vayntrub
Cinematography	Matt Clegg
Edited by	Kait Plum
Music by	Eli Keszler
Production company	Carnegie Hill Entertainment
Distributed by	Menemsha 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
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$623,003[1][2]

Premise

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

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.^[5] It was released in the United States on May 23, 2025.^[6]

Reception

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

Accolades

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