Bottoms

Name: Bottoms
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 25, 2023
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 74
Cast: Ayo Edebiri, Dagmara Dominczyk, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Lacey Dover

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Orion Pictures | Release Date: August 25, 2023 | R

Starring: Ayo Edebiri, Dagmara Dominczyk, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Lacey Dover, Marshawn Lynch, Nicholas Galitzine, Rachel Sennott, Ruby Cruz, Wayne Pére

Summary: PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a wayPJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. Their bizarre plan works. The fight club gains traction and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed. … Expand

Director: Emma Seligman

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 92 min

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Donald Clarke

Nov 3, 2023

Think Mean Girls mashed into Lindsay Anderson’s If ... But with more sublimated high-feminist discourse. Just perfect. Read full review

Alan Ng

Aug 31, 2023

Bottoms falls right in my wheelhouse of comedy. Be offensive and don’t care about offending anyone. Bottoms goes after everyone without apology. It’s what comedy used to be; we’ve strayed so far off the path in the last ten years. There’s no place to play it safe in comedy. We need to return to this form of comedy oh so badly. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Aug 31, 2023

Add in a plethora of memorable lines ready-made to repeat with friends and a movie-stealing turn from Lynch, and Bottoms is the kind of go-for-broke, satisfying cult treat that can totally beat up your favorite teen classic. Read full review

Slashfilm Erin Brady

Mar 12, 2023

If there is anything that prevents Bottoms from being truly great, it's that it sometimes feels a lot more wild and unpredictable than it actually is. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Sep 11, 2023

Bottoms achieves what it sets out to do and, in the process, provides a multiplex-friendly indie movie with breakout potential. Read full review

Jake Coyle

Aug 23, 2023

Not all the jokes land but they do fly. Bottoms, a queer comedy with a chaotic beat, is here to break stuff — and that’s a very good thing. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Aug 25, 2023

Bottoms, though it presents itself as a sort of sideways heir to comedies like Heathers and But I’m a Cheerleader, simply runs its jokes into the ground. Read full review

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j1train

Sep 8, 2023

Hysterical and could become this generation's Mean Girls. Havana Rose Liu is maybe the true breakout here, but the known talents of Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott are of course as wonderful as ever in leading roles.

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davemelbourne58

Sep 4, 2023

You know what? I thought at 65 years old that I would be too old for this kind of movie, but I admire this movie for their "go for broke/anything for a laugh" spirit. Some jokes landed, and some jokes I rolled my eyes at. But Bottoms never let up, and I was never bored. I liked it LOT,You know what? I thought at 65 years old that I would be too old for this kind of movie, but I admire this movie for their "go for broke/anything for a laugh" spirit. Some jokes landed, and some jokes I rolled my eyes at. But Bottoms never let up, and I was never bored. I liked it LOT, but I didn't quite love it.… Expand

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MattyIce34

Sep 9, 2023

Fun, but very confused about the tone, rules, and goals here? And some of the jokes are given no time to breathe.

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TVJerry

Sep 1, 2023

What starts as a typical high school romance has a twist: Rachel Sennot & Ayo Edebiri play besties who are desperate to get laid, but they're also lesbians. They end up forming a fight club to attract their cheerleader crushes. When I attended, there were fewer than 10 people (mostlyWhat starts as a typical high school romance has a twist: Rachel Sennot & Ayo Edebiri play besties who are desperate to get laid, but they're also lesbians. They end up forming a fight club to attract their cheerleader crushes. When I attended, there were fewer than 10 people (mostly silent), but I looked into the later show and there was a bigger, younger crowd that was more responsive. So, there may be an age gap to appreciate the humor. While there's an absurd angle and plenty of energy in the production, there's also lots of brash jokes that fall flat. Sennot's aggressive, constantly-screaming is not very sympathetic, while Edebiri's confused compliance is a bit more relatable. Almost every supporting role creates some sort of "character" to add fun. This film is never dull and there are amusing moments, but many of the gags are trying too hard to be over-the-top outrageous and homo-friendly hilarious.… Expand

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