Bubble & Squeak (film)

Bubble & Squeak is a 2025 American drama film written and directed by Evan Twohy starring Himesh Patel, Sarah Goldberg, Steven Yeun and Dave Franco.

Bubble & Squeak
Directed by	Evan Twohy
Written by	Evan Twohy
Produced by	Christina Oh Steven Yeun
Starring	Himesh Patel Steven Yeun Dave Franco Sarah Goldberg
Cinematography	Anna Smoroňová
Edited by	Sara Shaw
Music by	Brad Oberhofer
Production companies	Celadon Pictures American Light & Fixture Three Brothers
Release date	January 24, 2025 (2025-01-24) (Sundance)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

It premiered as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025, where it received negative reviews from critics.^[1]

Premise

A young married couple are pursued by a border agent who suspects them of smuggling cabbages.^[2]

Cast

• Himesh Patel as Declan
• Sarah Goldberg as Delores
• Steven Yeun as Bkofl
• Dave Franco as Norman
• Matt Berry as Shazbor
• Ursel Tilk as Officer
• Jaak Prints as Yaroslav
• Inga Salurand as Jelena
• Zoë Chao as Rhonda

Production

The film is written and directed by Evan Twohy from his own stage play.^[2] The script was included on the Hollywood Black List of the best unproduced scripts in December 2020.^[3] It is produced by Christina Oh and Steven Yeun. Sarah Goldberg, Himesh Patel, Yeun, Matt Berry and Dave Franco lead the cast.^[4][5] The cast also includes Estonian actors Ursel Tilk, Jaak Prints, and Inga Salurand.^[2]

Principal photography took place in Estonia.^[2]

Release

It premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2025.^[6][7]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 33% of 24 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.5/10.^[8] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 38 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.