Storyline
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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John Cho, Judy Greer, Lauren Tom, Frank Collison, Don McManus, Elizabeth Peña, Sam Elliott, Carlos Miranda, Colleen Camp, Sarah Burns, Sarah Burns, Nat Wolff, Amir Talai, Marcia Gay Harden, Marlene Martinez, Julia Garner, Lily Tomlin, Judy Geeson, Kelsey Scott, Meg Crosbie, Skya Chanadet, Willem Miller, Laverne Cox, Aaron Bilyeu, Mo Aboul-Zelof, Missy Doty, Reggie Watkins
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91
On the surface, Grandma is a simple story, but the script imbues it with deep reserves of emotional depth and meaning that are slowly, organically revealed over the course of the plot.
90
Village Voice
It gradually settles and deepens into something nuanced and moving, a character study that's not so much about aging, specifically, as it is about the great and awful process of getting to know yourself.
83
Sam Elliott, Marcia Gay Harden, and Judy Greer supply sharp cameos, but this is Tomlin’s movie, and she obliges with a spiky, refreshingly unvarnished performance.
80
There's admirable frankness, intelligence and sensitivity here. Additionally, the film is a thoughtful, funny reflection on the gains and losses of growing old.
75
Lily Tomlin works miracles. She's comedy royalty whose best films (Nashville, The Late Show, All of Me, I Heart Huckabees) always cut deeper than a smile. But no Oscar. Maybe Grandma will do the trick. It's a Tomlin tour de force.
