Bottoms has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with an incredible critics rating. The movie, which was directed by Emma Seligman from a screenplay they co-wrote with star Rachel Sennott, is set for release on August 25. It follows two high school girls who decide to create a fight club as a pretense to get cheerleaders interested in them.
Rotten Tomatoes has now aggregated 51 reviews of the Bottoms movie ahead of its official theatrical premiere. At the time of writing, the critics score of the movie is a Certified Fresh 98 percent, making it the highest-rated 2023 comedy in theaters. This beats out the second-place title Barbie, which holds a Certified Fresh score of 88 percent.
Bottoms Has a Solid Pedigree
While it remains to be seen what audiences will make of the new comedy, it makes sense that critics have responded so well to Bottoms. After all, the movie comes jam-packed with rising stars both in front of and behind the camera. In fact, most of the cast is coming off at least one critical or commercial success apiece.
This includes Sennott herself, who is a buzzy star off the back of her recent roles in Shiva Baby, Bodies Bodies Bodies, and The Idol. Also on hand is her co-lead Ayo Edebiri, a comedian, writer, and actor who has recently been seen and heard in Big Mouth, The Bear, and Abbott Elementary. It also stars Red, White, & Royal Blue star Nicholas Galitzine, No Exit’s Havana Rose Liu, and Succession’s Dagmara Domińczyk.
The creators behind the camera of Bottoms are no less celebrated. This includes Seligman, who made their directorial debut with Shiva Baby (their first collaboration with Sennott). However, the movie also boasts Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks as a producer and pop star Charli XCX collaborating with Cobra Kai co-composer Leo Birenberg on the music.
Key Release Dates
Bottoms
Release Date:2023-08-25
