Grandma

2015 1h 18m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 396

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lily Tomlin
Elle
Julia Garner
Sage
Marcia Gay Harden
Judy
Judy Greer
Olivia
Laverne Cox
Deathy
Elizabeth Peña
Carla
Sarah Burns
Jill
Colleen Camp
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul Weitz
Writers: Paul Weitz
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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3 / 8

MONEY

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Grossed $7M — a 12.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul Weitz, shot by Tobias Datum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Corn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner and Marcia Gay Harden carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul Weitz directs. Tobias Datum behind the camera. Joel P. West scores. Jonathan Corn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Grossed $7M — a 12.0× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
4Released 11 years ago.
5Directed by Paul Weitz, shot by Tobias Datum. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Joel P. West. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jonathan Corn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner and Marcia Gay Harden carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt4270516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tobias Datum
Original score: Joel P. West
Editing: Jonathan Corn
Production design: Michele Yu
Costume design: Molly Grundman-Gerbosi
Stunt coordinator: Gaëlle Cohen
Runtime: 78 min · 1h 18m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $600,000
Box office: $7,200,000
Return: 1200% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Grandma (2015)

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Reno2016-04-14
★ 7.5/10
The mother of mother, that means who cares you in two-folds. There are many aged actors in Hollywood, since Lily Tomlin acted in it, I won't consider it a bad choice. Because she was amazing in the title role, I never doubted since I saw the first trailer and the movie delivered as much as I expected. The rest of the cast was also fantastic. I liked the simplicity of its storytelling. It was a short movie. I think that was an advantage for a small theme movie like this. Don't underestimate it for its small budget, the production quality was great, but you know it's packed with predictable stuffs yet very entertaining, a slightly under-appreciated movie. It was shot within the 20 days and in the era of mega films like 'Fury Road', there are audience to acknowledge for a little flick like this. Whatever your verdict going to be I say just watch it. From the director of original 'American Pie', who had lots of ups and downs in his career, but most of them were low profile flicks, even though those had big names in the cast. This is one of his best, at least in the recent time. I know this is just a one-off movie, but I won't mind if the a couple of sequels follows from here. Because this is a wonderful concept, not just for fun, I consider it a slice of someone's real life. 7/10

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