Baby Ruby

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Baby Ruby

2023

1h 33m

Drama

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BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off--even though she's assured it's all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.

Critics Consensus

A flawed but finely cut gem, Baby Ruby puts the horror of new parenthood under a frighteningly effective magnifying glass.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/15/2023

You can look at it as a dark comedy, a thriller, a horror movie, or as a psychological study. It gets to a lot of truth about how confused you feel when you're a new mom.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

02/03/2023

1.5/4

[Baby Ruby] operates at a high-pitched melodrama-horror level, and the constant frenzy becomes exhausting.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

02/03/2023

Disorienting, tense, funny and scary.

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Jayne Nelson

Radio Times

Aug 19

2/5

There's no denying that Merlant gives her all, and there are some truly unsettling moments, particularly when Jo yells at her child. But the excruciatingly self-aware finale isn't worth the slog to get there.

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

08/28/2024

The movie keeps viewers guessing for the most part, leaning on tried and tested horror tropes to maintain the sense of unease, even as viewers are steered to wonder if the danger is coming from inside the house.

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Prabhjot Bains

Tilt Magazine

11/02/2023

While Bohl’s story is the epitome of a waking fever dream, it never becomes a gloomy slog. Instead, it’s imbued with a playful and inventive campiness that is emblematic of the absurdly torturous realities of parenthood.

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Sarah Anne

04/02/2023

Interestingly similar to Rosemary's Baby with Zoe Seldona.

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Stephen G.

@patient1 Oct 16

Totally cute intro and I can only imagine what is to come soon. Mommy is giving off a disturbing vibe, I'm not sure if it's relevant yet. How excited and terrified mommy appears, feels like her mind is fracturing with her visions or hallucinations. As a father of 3, I totally get her apprehension with being a first-time parent. It's so scary and a bit overwhelming at times, and our mommy is beyond frustrated, and I don't think she understands that her emotions are felt deeply by her baby. Postpartum sucks

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El R

@RT95841778 Aug 27

I read this as a study of postnatal psychosis and recovery rather than a thriller.

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Charlotte H

@RT92603458 Jul 6

For any mother who suffered from postpartum this is truly the stuff of nightmares. Even after 20 years, this hit me like a brick.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 Jun 19

Sure, if one finds a crying baby to be amusing, this could be entertaining... but it’s not, IT’S NOTHING BUT A BABY CRYING. This is the second film I’ve seen do this, just stop, no one wants to see it. Banal ending.

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Charles P

@RT36323923 05/15/2025

Tedious, tiring, and overwrought. Just watch (the ORIGINAL) Rosemary's Baby - a superior, well, everything.

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BABY RUBY tells the story of Jo, a successful lifestyle entrepreneur who is happily pregnant, awaiting the arrival of her first child. But soon after Jo welcomes baby Ruby home, something starts to feel off--even though she's assured it's all perfectly normal. Is something wrong with her? Is something wrong with Ruby? And why are the seemingly perfect neighborhood moms so desperate to befriend her? As Jo fights to protect herself and her baby, she is plunged into a waking fever dream where everyone is a threat and nothing is what it seems. At last, she must confront the truth of her own darkness and contend with the ultimate human sacrifice: The one mothers make for their children.

Director: Bess Wohl
Producer: Alex Saks, Lauren Beveridge, Brett Beveridge, Jeffrey Penman
Screenwriter: Bess Wohl, Bess Wohl
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Page Fifty-Four Pictures, Point Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 3, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.7K
Runtime: 1h 33m