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Grandma

2015

Paul Weitz

Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer ...

6.4

2,938

Comedy. Drama Elle, a onetime successful poet, abruptly breaks up with Olive, her girlfriend of four months. But before she gets a chance to get overly sentimental, her granddaughter, Sage, unexpectedly shows up with an emergency that requires money. With the clock ticking, the two set out in a vintage Dodge and drop in on Elle’s old friends and flames, asking for help but instead ending up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets. As they kick up a ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"An initially breezy family comedy about mothers, daughters and abortions that slowly sneaks up on you and packs a major wallop (...) This constantly surprising character piece should spark deserved awards chatter for Tomlin and at least one of her co-stars"	POS
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Tomlin and Elliot relive their characters’ pain and anger so deeply that they could very well both end up with Oscar nominations. (...) One of the year’s best movies (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"There is much to praise about this sweet, smart comedy of intergenerational conflict and solidarity.... But honestly, the wonder that is Grandma can be summed up in two words: Lily Tomlin."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Prepare yourself for a Lily Tomlin tour de force. (...) Lily Tomlin works miracles. (...) But no Oscar. Maybe Grandma will do the trick. (...) A scrappy delight (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Grandma is both smart and sweet, mature and bawdy (...) It is without a doubt one of the year's best films."	POS
United Kingdom	Brian Moylan The Guardian	"The entire cast is great (...) Grandma is fun and brisk (...) It's about Lily Tomlin being a hilarious crank. It's a pleasure to watch her. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mary F. Pols Time	"It more closely resembles Nebraska or About Schmidt, in which a crotchety elder road-trips to self-examination.(...) Weitz knows his muse. But he's smartly made room for Tomlin to explore her own wisdom"	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"There's admirable frankness, intelligence and sensitivity here. Additionally, the film is a thoughtful, funny reflection on the gains and losses of growing old"	POS
United States	Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"I walked into a screening of the film a mild skeptic, and I left nearly in tears, and grateful for where writer-director Paul Weitz and a remarkable cast led by Lily Tomlin took me. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS

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