Movie · 2025 · Drama, Comedy · 1h 43m · R · English
Curator score: 8.9/10 (354.7K ratings)
Welcome to the world.
Overview
Agnes feels stuck. Unlike her best friend, Lydie, who’s moved to New York and is now expecting a baby, Agnes still lives in the New England house they once shared as graduate students, now working as a professor at her alma mater. A ‘bad thing’ happened to Agnes a few years ago and, since then, despite her best efforts, life hasn’t gotten back on track.
Ratings
Curator score: 8.9/10
IMDb: 7.1/10
Letterboxd: 4.06/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 97%
Metacritic: 90
TMDB: 6.8/10
Director
Eva Victor
Production
PASTEL, Big Beach, Tango Entertainment, High Frequency Entertainment, Case Study Films, Charades
Cast
Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Louis Cancelmi, Kelly McCormack, Lucas Hedges, John Carroll Lynch, Hettienne Park, E.R. Fightmaster, Cody Reiss, Jordan Mendoza, Anabel Graetz, Jonathan Myles, Danny Diaz, Marc Carver, Liz Bishop, Natalie Rotter-Laitman, Francesca D'Uva, Alison Wachtler, David J. Curtis, Priscilla Manning
Where to watch
Max
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharply controlled debut that blends deadpan comedy with grief, trauma, and emotional recovery. It stands out for its tonal precision, humane writing, and the way it lets humor and pain coexist without flattening either.
Best for
Viewers who like intimate character studies
Fans of dark comedy with emotional depth
People interested in trauma narratives that avoid melodrama
Audiences who appreciate formally confident debut features
Skip if
You want a straightforward, plot-driven drama
You prefer consistently light or purely comedic films
You’re looking for a cathartic, neatly resolved recovery story
Overview
Sorry, Baby is the kind of debut that announces a filmmaker with unusual control. It moves between dry wit, awkward social comedy, and sudden emotional rupture with real confidence, never treating those shifts as gimmicks. The result feels lived-in rather than engineered, especially in the way it captures the aftershocks of a life-changing event without reducing the character to that event alone.
Worth noting
What lingers most is the film’s patience. It understands that healing is messy, nonlinear, and often funny in ways that feel almost inappropriate until they don’t. The performances and writing keep the movie grounded, while the direction finds small visual and tonal details that make ordinary moments feel charged.
Bottom line
This is not an easy watch, but it is an unusually honest one. If you respond to films that trust silence, discomfort, and emotional contradiction, it’s a strong recommendation. If you need a cleaner dramatic arc or a more conventional comedy, this may feel too slippery for its own good.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Cody (4★) · 16842 likes
Unbelievable control of tone. One minute it's hilarious, the next it's heartbreaking, the next it's terrifying. It's the real deal. An insanely impressive directorial debut from Eva Victor.
Soph Basilone (4★) · 14769 likes
the cat distribution system works when you need it the most
zoë rose bryant (5★) · 11611 likes
"i feel guilty when i don't think about it."
knocked the wind out of me. such an original and disarmingly authentic approach to this subject matter - and the endless up-and-down that follows - that handles every twist and turn in its tone with overwhelming honesty and empathy.
shockingly hysterical without ever losing sight of the heart and soul of its story, and shatteringly sincere without ever sacrificing its sly sense of humor. eva victor is one movie in and… more
Robert Fenske (4.5★) · 8156 likes
This is going to be the most important movie someone watches and I hope it helps them on their journey.
_hawz (5★) · 8115 likes
They’re calling Eva Victor “America’s answer to Phoebe Waller-Bridge”