Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
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Contemporary, spare, classical in form and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- earnestironic
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“Does the smallness hold it back?”
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“Is Lily Tomlin the best thing in Grandma?”
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Cast
- Lily TomlinElle
- Julia GarnerSage
- Marcia Gay HardenJudy
- Judy GreerOlivia
- Laverne CoxDeathy
- Elizabeth PeñaCarla
- Sarah BurnsJill
- Colleen CampBonobo Customer
- Lauren TomDoctor
- Judy GeesonFrancesca
Crew
- Paul WeitzDirector
- Paul WeitzWriter
- Tobias DatumDirector of Photography
- Joel P. WestOriginal Music Composer
- Jonathan CornEditor
- Andrew MianoProducer
- Paul WeitzProducer
- Paris Kassidokostas-LatsisProducer
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