Review of Shortbus (2006) by Melaniem. — 03 Nov 2006

I laughed and cried - a great movie about being human.

This review of Shortbus (2006) was written by Melaniem. on 03 Nov 2006.

Shortbus has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Shortbus

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Matthew O (473) on 10 Jul 2012

Interesting idea and Mictchell has succeeds in making the most revealing film about sexual behaviour yet…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Ajay P (15) on 07 Feb 2015

Explicitly fun and controversially honest, Shortbus is a daring, big-hearted, pansexual montage of New Yorkers looking for love, and perhaps…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By John H (1,894) on 02 May 2013

The BEST movie I saw in 2006 and the best DVD I bought in 2007! Got get your copy today or message me and we'll watch it together…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Tara Thorne (211) for The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (715) on 10 Jul 2016

In Mitchell's casting-a roster of unknowns results in uneven performances that border on bad sometimes, yet he manages to keep it all on track…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Sam K (272) on 08 May 2013

Gay men work out their relationship issues, woman orgasms for the first time, broken inside dominatrix doesn't really seem to learn anything…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 23 Dec 2017

Shortbus is, first and foremost, an experiment -- an accessible, audience-friendly movie about love and sex in which the screen doesn't fade…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Brian R (1,372) on 12 Mar 2013

Dick Cavett once asked Orson Welles if a filmmaker has ever made a pornographic masterpiece and Welles replied...I think it can only be a masterpiece…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Tony . (188) on 28 Sep 2013

Daring and well-directed, but pretentious as all get-out…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Johnslegers (20) on 03 Jan 2016

Shortbus is an interesting perspective on the loose sexual morals of the hip New York underground scene and shows us how these people apparently…

Read Review

Review of Shortbus (2006)

By Andrew F (1,053) on 18 Aug 2015

Absolutely loved it! Killed…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of All Through the Night (1942)

By Jacob N (225) on 22 Mar 2008

Very mediocre effort. There are comedies from the 1930s and 1940s whose humor translates to this generation (e.g…

Read Review

Review of Waiting in the Wings: The Musical (2014)

By Evan H (764) on 11 Nov 2017

Thin plotline ruined by mediocre acting. I admit some of the lines were funny…

Read Review

Review of Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay! (2010)

By Barbara C (359) on 02 Jan 2010

Oy vey! Your son is also a bad actor. The best thing about this movie is the title…

Read Review

Review of 3 Guys, 1 Girl, 2 Weddings (2004)

By Cli O (622) on 01 Mar 2008

If you like Euro Genre then this is a fun farce. If you are stuck in the crap from America then you will hate it…

Read Review

Review of FAQs (2005)

By Ricky R (95) on 06 Apr 2009

So much potential...but ruined by lefty tortured fag victim hyperbole that distracts from what could have been a beautiful and empowering flick…

Read Review

Review of Tru Love (2013)

By Susan G. Cole (137) for NOW Toronto (1,621) on 18 Dec 2015

It's MacDonald, winning as the title character, who makes you care about what happens. She's infinitely watchable…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

The Gentlemen

2020

70%170 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Shortbus

2006

68%602 Reviews

Wonderland

1999

71%385 Reviews

Halloween II

1981

62%890 Reviews

Green Dragon

2001

55%35 Reviews

The Hitman's Bodyguard

2017

63%1,141 Reviews

Get the Gringo

2012

66%704 Reviews

The Darjeeling Limited

2007

72%806 Reviews

When in Rome

2010

46%600 Reviews

Blur

2007

36%2 Reviews

Bubble Boy

2001

55%480 Reviews