Grandma
The movie follows Elle, a lesbian poet coping with the recent death of her long-term life partner. One day, Elle's estranged 18-year-old pregnant granddaughter Sage shows up needing $630 bucks for an abortion. Temporarily broke, Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash.
29 May 1972, Mobile, Alabama, USA
9 August 1972, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
23 September 1959, Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
4 August 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1994, New York City, New York, USA
9 August 1944, Sacramento, California, USA
16 June 1972, Seoul, South Korea
8 November 1959, San Diego, California, USA
20 July 1975, Detroit, Michigan, USA
17 December 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA
14 August 1959, La Jolla, California, USA
24 June 1977, San Francisco, California, USA
April 18, 2017
Weitz may not end up making us like this hard-nosed Grandma. Some of us, though, manage to end up understanding her. And that may be all that's needed.
August 31, 2016
Lily Tomlin and her female counterparts excel in this drama/comedy/road movie hybrid -- a warm, small film, not earth-shattering, but genuine.
September 25, 2015
Writer-director Paul Weitz turns in a generous, handcrafted piece in which everyone shines.
July 11, 2016
Grandma is a tiny, precious delight.
September 24, 2015
Both funny and unexpectedly moving.
December 15, 2015
With not a wasted frame in its taut 80 minutes, this is deserving of your attention as one of the year's best movies even if it's being released in the middle of August.
September 17, 2015
Short, tart, yet unexpectedly sweet, Paul Weitz's "Grandma" is a small-scale character study - and, because that character is played by the great Lily Tomlin, it's mesmerizing, right up until its final frame.
September 24, 2015
The movie is both hysterically funny and heartbreaking, but Weitz somehow makes you laugh without making light of serious issues.
March 23, 2017
Lily Tomlin is simply phenomenal as the very liberal, short-tempered grandma. She hasn't been in a lot of movies of late, so it's easy to forget that while she's best known for her comedic work, she's always been a fine dramatic actress.
June 12, 2016
The best thing about Grandma, other than Tomlin's furious and funny performance, is that Elle never gets too cuddly.
July 22, 2016
It's a character study and morality play and bildungsroman, subtly executed and lovingly performed.
July 25, 2016
Tomlin carries it off with a world-weary, deadpan delivery reminiscent of the great Buster Keaton.
