The film stars Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein, Matthew Shear, and Dolly de Leon.

Between the Temples premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2024, and was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on August 23, 2024.

Over a year after his wife, Ruth, died after slipping on a patch of ice, cantor Ben Gottlieb is suffering a crisis of faith, and is unable to sing.

He explains that he is an atheist, and thus he objects to any of his other family members participating in the bat mitzvah, although his wife and two young daughters are supportive of Carla and express interest in helping her.

These include Bruce's daughter, Gabby, who reads a book Ruth wrote and is excited by its sexual nature.

Also in the confirmed cast were Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein and Matthew Shear.

The website's consensus reads: "Immeasurably elevated by the chemistry between Carol Kane and Jason Schwartzman, Between the Temples uses engrossing, character-driven dramedy to explore deeply relatable aspects of the human experience.

"[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 83 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

[14] Critics have compared the filmmaking and themes to that of the works of Woody Allen, Hal Ashby, and John Cassavetes.