Shortbus

"Open your mind. And everything else."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.4/10

36,608 votes

69/100

Fresh

64/100

Metascore

6.2/10

568 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

7 wins & 9 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$2.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$5.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$2,016,181

United States

Profit

+$3.6M

ROI: +178%

Budget Recovery278% of budget

$0|Budget: $2.0M|Revenue: $5.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

33.1K

Daily Avg

552

7-Day Trend

-5%

30 days agoToday

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

New York City

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

BrooklynNew York City

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Frankie DeMarco

Film Editing

Brian A. Kates

Music / Score

Yo La Tengo

Production Companies

Fortissimo FilmsQ

Distributors

NetflixThinkFilm

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Shortbus

Available in 126 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNR	Philo, Night Flight Plus, OVID	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
CanadaA	—	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
AustraliaR18+	—	Plex	—	—
India	—	Plex, Plex Channel	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNR

United Kingdom18

CanadaA

AustraliaR18+

Germany18

France16

Switzerland18

FinlandK-18

+3 more countries

Production

Director

John Cameron Mitchell

Writer

John Cameron Mitchell

Production Companies

Fortissimo FilmsQ TelevisionProcess Productions

Cast

Sook-Yin Lee

Sofia

Paul Dawson

James

PJ DeBoy

Jamie

Lindsay Beamish

Severin

Jay Brannan

Ceth

Raphael Barker

Rob

Adam Hardman

Jesse

Peter Stickles

Caleb

No Image

Alan Mandell

Tobias, the Mayor

Stephen Kent Jusick

Creamy

David Pittu

Jacuzzi Hunter

No Image

Jeff Whitty

Jacuzzi Hunted

Tags & Keywords

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External Links

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