Grandma's Boy

"A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age."

2006 1h 35m EN

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6.5

SOLID

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15%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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6.9

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 776🥫15%Rotten Tomatoes●33Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 92,351

Comedy

Synopsis

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Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.

“A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age.”

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Cast

Allen Covert
Alex
Doris Roberts
Grandma Lilly
Linda Cardellini
Samantha
Joel David Moore
J.P.
Shirley Knight
Bea
Shirley Jones
Grace
Nick Swardson
Jeff
Jonah Hill
Barry

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholaus Goossen
Writers: Nick Swardson, Allen Covert, Barry Wernick
Languages: English, Portuguese
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholaus Goossen, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Waddy Wachtel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Allen Covert and Doris Roberts and Linda Cardellini carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0456554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicholaus Goossen directs. Mark Irwin behind the camera. Waddy Wachtel scores. Tom Costain cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Portuguese.
3Directed by Nicholaus Goossen, shot by Mark Irwin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Waddy Wachtel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tom Costain shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Allen Covert and Doris Roberts and Linda Cardellini carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age.".
8IMDB entry: tt0456554 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "video game", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "roommates", "cannabis".