Babes
Neon | Release Date: May 17, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
25
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreMay 17, 2024
I cried at the end of Babes, despite thinking that it wasn’t working all that well for most of its run time. Movies can be funny that way, leaving you indifferent for long stretches and then walloping you with an emotional moment that’s even more effective for how you didn’t see it coming. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonJun 6, 2024
There’s substance here, and talent in spades, but it needed a little more time to gestate. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla MeyerMay 15, 2024
The buddy comedy “Babes” offers keen insights into pregnancy, parenting and longtime friendships, although many get lost in the movie’s bodily function-joke jamboree. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraAug 5, 2024
An awkward mix of gross-out comedy and big emotional sincerity, which may be authentic to the experience of pregnancy but feels clumsily balanced between these two characters. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalZachary BarnesMay 17, 2024
Babes is the kind of comedy that makes you wonder what jokes are, exactly, and if what you just saw contained any. Read full review
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