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The Drop

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Lex ("PEN15's" Anna Konkle) and Mani ("Coming 2 America's" Jermaine Fowler) are a happily married young couple, running their dream artisanal bakery in Los Angeles and excited about starting a family together. A trip to a tropical island resort for a friend's destination wedding, coinciding with Lex's ovulation cycle, feels like the perfect opportunity to conceive. But good vibes and high hopes are cut short when, shortly after their arrival to paradise, Lex accidentally drops her friend's (Aparna Nancherla, "Search Party") baby in front of all their friends. Paradise becomes purgatory for our couple as recriminations, passive-aggression and old wounds begin to permeate the island reunion and throw Mani and Lex's future into deep uncertainty.

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The Drop has its finger on the pulse and a game cast trying to keep it alive, but despite its heart being in the right place, this comedy's electrocardiogram is as flat as the Great Plains.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 01/26/2023
1.5/4
Sarah Adina Smith’s comedy is bereft of laughs, leaving us stuck with irritating people. Go to Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 01/14/2023
2/4
...a collection of characters who are thoroughly unlikable but great fun to watch. Alas, while they are indeed one odious bunch, they wear out their welcome long before we’re subjected to one last cheap joke and mercifully fading to black. Go to Full Review Luke Y. Thompson AV Club 01/13/2023
The Drop isn’t really about dropping a baby. But it’s not about much else, either. Go to Full Review Ally Ham The Review Geek 07/21/2024
4/10
There was a more nuanced (and humorous) depiction of parental and marital anxiety to be had, but The Drop at least concludes with a unique and heartwarming message–the saving grace for an uneven, sort-of-funny comedy. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/25/2023
C+
Cringe-worthy comedy. Go to Full Review Fletcher Powell KMUW - Wichita Public Radio 04/21/2023
[The filmmakers] aren’t concerned with telling you very loudly that this is funny, they just let it be funny. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick B @Bironn1 Aug 31 SOOO DAMN FUNNY! Me and my sister thought it was great start to finish i have no clue how this is rated so low See more Rob S @RT27672222 03/23/2025 It was horrifically bad I mean really bad and I generally tolerate bad movies For example I loved the first Repo Man See more Yvonne W @RT07729281 09/02/2023 Jermaine Fowler's subtle humor was what I appreciated most but the rest of the casting felt off. Maybe it was more the writing than the casting or the pace. I didn't care about any of the characters except for Fowler. It had a depressing feel to it all. A group of uninteresting, saddish people I wish I had never been introduced to. See more It's going to be ok- J @RT23087879 03/19/2023 One of the worst movies I've seen in a very long time. None of the characters were likeable, and some were downright gross (like the pervy teen and his touchy feely father). It was like a mash-up of plots that never came together. The whole time I was wondering, "why are these people friends?" and they didn't seem like they were. They acted like people who didn't know each other. Hard pass See more Torin F @nonlinearize 03/18/2023 THE DROP's shocking and funny premise really only serves to elevate tensions among the group, and this little movie soon settles into its stride as a rather subdued comedy of manners. Chuckle-worthy, but not much more. See more Justin W @Loonsan 01/15/2023 What kind of drop of mess and chaos is here? See more Read all reviews
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Sarah Adina Smith

Director

Anna Konkle

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Jermaine Fowler

Mani

Utkarsh Ambudkar

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Jillian Bell

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Gene Farber

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Synopsis Lex ("PEN15's" Anna Konkle) and Mani ("Coming 2 America's" Jermaine Fowler) are a happily married young couple, running their dream artisanal bakery in Los Angeles and excited about starting a family together. A trip to a tropical island resort for a friend's destination wedding, coinciding with Lex's ovulation cycle, feels like the perfect opportunity to conceive. But good vibes and high hopes are cut short when, shortly after their arrival to paradise, Lex accidentally drops her friend's (Aparna Nancherla, "Search Party") baby in front of all their friends. Paradise becomes purgatory for our couple as recriminations, passive-aggression and old wounds begin to permeate the island reunion and throw Mani and Lex's future into deep uncertainty.
Director
Sarah Adina Smith
Producer
Lia Buman, Jonako Donley, Mel Eslyn, Shuli Harel, Tim Headington, Joshua Leonard, Sarah Adina Smith
Screenwriter
Joshua Leonard, Sarah Adina Smith
Distributor
Hulu
Production Co
Tango Entertainment, Everything Is Everything, Perception Media, Duplass Brothers Productions, Tango Entertainment (III)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 13, 2023
Runtime
1h 32m