How to watch Bottoms
The LGBTQ+ teen comedy is now playing, but where can you watch Bottoms?
At the tail end of summer, movie fans are got a treat with Bottoms, an LGBTQ+ comedy that has been described by its creators as "Gay High School Fight Club." The advanced buzz on the movie has us ranking it as one of the last hidden gems of the summer season, but just how and where can you watch Bottoms?
Bottoms comes from the team behind the 2020 indie darling Shiva Baby, Emma Seligman and Rachel Sennott, with some already calling it "an instant high school comedy classic."
Read on to see how you can watch Bottoms right now.
Is Bottoms streaming?
Yes, Bottoms is available to stream right now for anyone that is a subscriber to MGM Plus. The streaming service is available as both a standalone platform or as a Prime Video channel.
If you don't want to pay for a monthly subscription to watch Bottoms, then you are going to have to buy the movie through digital on-demand (renting is not an option at this time). Bottoms is available through Prime Video and Google Play.
What else you need to know about Bottoms
Here is the official synopsis for Bottoms:
"In this refreshingly unique comedy, two girls, PJ and Josie, start a fight club as a way to lose their virginities to cheerleaders. And their bizarre plan works! The fight club gains traction, and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense. But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed."
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Emma Seligman directs from the script she co-wrote with Rachel Sennott, who also stars in the movie alongside The Bear's Ayo Edebiri. The rest of the cast includes Dagmara Domińczyk, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Marshawn Lynch, Miles Fowler, Nicholas Galitzine, Punkie Johnson and Ruby Cruz.
Bottoms has received stellar reviews, with the movie being "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 90% positive. It has also been recognized for two Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Screenplay and Best Breakthrough performance for Marshawn Lynch.
Check out the Bottoms trailer directly below to get a preview of what Bottoms is all about.
Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.