A young woman struggles to keep up different versions of herself when she runs into her sugar daddy and her ex-girlfriend at a shiva with her parents.
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Release Date:
Friday, April 2, 2021 Limited
Plot: What's the story about?
A near college graduate, Danielle, gets paid by her sugar daddy and rushes to meet her neurotic parents at a family shiva. Upon arrival, she is accosted by various estranged relatives about her appearance and lack of post-grad plans, while her confident ex-girlfriend, Maya, is applauded by everyone for getting into law school. Danielle's day takes an unexpected turn when her sugar daddy, Max, arrives at the shiva with his accomplished wife, Kim, and crying baby. As the day unfolds, Danielle struggles to keep up different versions of herself, fend off pressures from her family and confront her insecurities without completely losing it.
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Who stars in Shiva Baby: Cast List
The Moment, Finally Dawn
The Sheep Detectives, Good Boys
The Family, I Am Number Four
Little Brother, Second Best
Peak Season, Get On Up
Who's making Shiva Baby: Crew List
A look at the Shiva Baby behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Emma Seligman last directed Bottoms. The film's writer Emma Seligman last wrote Bottoms.
Director
Screenwriter
Producers
Kieran AltmannKatie Schiller
Lizzie Shapiro
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Production: What we know about Shiva Baby?
Filming Timeline
- 2021 - February: The film was set to Completed status.
Shiva Baby Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / Buy Shiva Baby was a limited release in 2021 on Friday, April 2, 2021. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including French Exit, The Unholy and Every Breath You Take.
As a limited theatrical release, Shiva Baby will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.






