Babes tells the story of Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), codependent best friends who are forced to reevaluate their relationship when Eden finally joins Dawn in becoming a mother. While Eden learns how to be more mature and independent, Dawn struggles to feel like herself again after two exhausting pregnancies. Burdened by these personal problems, they evaluate the boundaries of their friendship and ask themselves, what do they owe each other? It sounds like heavy stuff, but the script—co-written by Glazer and Josh Rabinowitz—has an uncanny ability to make even the most serious parts of the film feather-light. Glazer and Buteau are fiercely funny, charming, lovable, and relatable, and everything comes together seamlessly with Pamela Adlon, who makes her directorial debut with Babes, on the helm. Fans of Glazer’s Broad City and Buteau’s Survival of the Thickest will find much to laugh (and cry) at here.
"The humor of the quiet Babes emerges in small moments of absurdity..."
— Carrie Battan
"Buteau and Glazer bring a subtle wisdom to the roles, which is only further illuminated by Adlon’s musical direction that enhances both’s comic timing."
— Leila Latif
After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.
Two women’s lifelong friendship is put to the test when Eden tries motherhood for the first time, while Dawn struggles to recover from her two previous births.
I’m in love with Glazer’s physical comedy.
Watching this, I felt like I was blessed with five new episodes of Broad City.
Sucked! We turned it off in the first 10 minutes.