Grandma


Grandma
A grandmother has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when her pregnant teenage granddaughter unexpectedly shows up needing $600 before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma and the girl spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

78 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language).
Comedy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

This child is driving me nuts.
This child is driving me nuts.

Credits

Cast
Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer, Laverne Cox, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliot
Director
Paul Weitz
ScreenplayPaul Weitz
MusicJoel P. West
CinematographyTobias Datum
EditingJon Corn
Sound formats
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2015
Produced byDepth of Field, 1821 Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreComedy
LanguageStrong impact, frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceLow impact, infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyLow impact, infrequent
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
1
Blood / Gore / Gross
2
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
1
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
2
Positive role models
3
Violence
2
Sex
2
Language
4
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Ann Hornaday quote iconThis grandma's got game ...
15
Cape Times
David Rooney quote iconGo ask 'Grandma'.
15
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconAside from Tomlin's performance, however, I don't really feel the need to spend any more time with this Grandma.
10
Metacritic.com
34 critics
16
Rottentomatoes critics
101 critics
15
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote icon Boasting a stellar performance from Lily Tomlin and some powerfully empathetic work from writer-director Paul Weitz, Grandma is a dramedy that shouldn't have to ask you to visit.
18
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
15
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconFeisty, sometimes funny, intense coming-of-age tale.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
21 users
14
Rottentomatoes users
8393 users
13
Internet
1346 Netizens quote iconGreat characters and performances
14

Average .. 70%

14

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