Three Birthdays (2024)

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“Three Birthdays is tender, wise, raw, the acting is superb. I love it.” - Lena Dunham

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“In Three Birthdays, the incongruous intersection of the sexual revolution and the Vietnam War wreaks havoc on a family of two liberal college professors and their rebellious teenage daughter. What results is a deep dive into the complexities of living a feminist life, sometimes portrayed through smart sex scenes—yes, it’s possible.” - Jane Weinstock by Lauren O’Neill-Butler, BOMB Magazine

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​“Jane Weinstock’s Three Birthdays, in its uncompromising spirit and complete absence of conventional spoon-feeding devices, is an essential and timely cinematic experience. It is also especially germane in the present to our time, given the Supreme Court’s 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, which ended the federal right to abortion, and the Trump administration’s recent attacks on reproductive rights. This film deserves to be seen twice.” - Jane Weinstock’s Three Birthdays by Phong H. Bui, Brooklyn Rail

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“The backdrop is a nation reeling under the shifting contours of desire and duty, where the echoes of the sexual revolution and the fierce assertions of feminism leave indelible marks on every whispered secret and every quiet confrontation.” - Reflections on Family and Time by Nasar Nahandian, Gazettely

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“Jane Weinstock excels at directing her cast. Josh Radnor, Annie Parisse, and Nuala Cleary each make their characters relatable and nuanced. Nuala Cleary provides depth in her performance as Bobbie and is subtle in conveying big emotions [...] Tonally, this film is reminiscent of Mike Nichols’ The Graduate and Noah Baumbach’s White Noise. Three Birthdays is an excellent drama due to its three-dimensional characters and thought-provoking ideas.” - Three Birthdays by Ethan Padgett, Film Threat 

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“If I took anything from The Graduate for Three Birthdays, it was the way the scenes achieved depth and insight by mixing sex and humor.” - Sex and the Movies by Jane Weinstock, Talk House

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“This is such a beautifully observed movie. It catches that moment in history exquisitely.  That blend of political tension, the feeling that things were coming apart, and [...] people trying to do the right thing, to be the right person, was so familiar. Beautiful direction, lovely acting. It will be achingly familiar to anyone who remembers that time.” ​- Amazon Review  

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“Three Birthdays is a gripping, character-driven drama about the contradictions of progressivism and privilege in a time of radical change[...] Given today's eerily similar sociopolitical landscape, Three Birthdays - with its smart script and strong performances - is a film that feels remarkably relevant, important, and thought provoking.” - Reel Review: Three Birthdays (2025) by Stephanie Malone, Morbidly Beautiful

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“Screenwriter/director Jane Weinstock has managed to create three meaty roles that the actors really sink their teeth into. Bobbie is the kind of kid whose parents have always treated her as an adult to the point where she’s convinced herself she is one, only to find her childlike black-and-white view of right vs. wrong is wholly unready for the nuances of adulthood. Newcomer Cleary captures Bobbie’s quivering indignation when things don’t live up to her ideals, and her frazzled confusion at her mom’s indiscretions (e.g. women should be free to sexually express themselves however they see fit…except for my mom, god, she’s in her forties).” - Jason Green, The Arts STL

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“Based on her other movies, I was not surprised to find Jane Weinstock's Three Birthdays well-crafted, intelligent, original. But Three Birthdays is also a great ride. The three leading characters have secrets -- and tell each other lies -- that surprised me and engaged me more and more as the story unfolded. I meant to watch half of it last night and finish it this morning but I was too "into" it to think of turning in without finding out what happens to these three lovers and their partners. Their fates are unexpected and moving, I loved this film.” - Rotten Tomatoes review

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“As for Radnor, he’s best in show with a role that’s a real change of pace for him. He’s quiet, but the anguish beneath the surface is handled very well.” -  ‘Three Birthdays’ is a Well-Acted Period Drama Detailing Family Turbulence During a Turbulent Time in America by Joey Magidson, ​Awards Radar

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Annie Parisse and Jane Weinstock Interviewed on morning news, Good Day New York (video clip)

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