
Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing six hundred dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lily Tomlin stars as Elle who has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing six hundred dollars before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.
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| Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)Bob BloomBut "Grandma" belongs to Tomlin. She gets under the skin of Elle, creating a complex woman who has lived life on her own terms and is accepting the price she paid. The role could earn Tomlin an Academy Award nomination. |
| Lagniappe (Mobile, AL)Asia FreyAchieves a perfect balance in tone between comedy and drama, in which plenty of potentially melodramatic events and situations are rendered delicately, realistically, dryly, perfectly. I loved this movie. |
| AwardsCircuit.comClayton DavisHands down, front to back, top to bottom, this film excels and soars on the work of Academy Award nominated actress Lily Tomlin. I can't recall a time when she's been more vulnerable, available, and prodigious as she demonstrates in Weitz's picture. |
| San Francisco ChronicleDavid LewisLily Tomlin has been one of our best comedic actresses for the past 50 years, and she’s at the height of her powers in the beautifully observed dramedy Grandma. Her performance is funny, acerbic, touching — and ultimately, exhilarating. |
| New York PostLou LumenickTomlin and Elliot relive their characters’ pain and anger so deeply that they could very well both end up with Oscar nominations. |
| Screen InternationalAllan HunterGrandma was clearly made on modest resources and can look a little rough and ready in places. Viewers will, however, be more than willing to overlook its imperfections - because it is so funny and engaging and because Lily Tomlin is such a joy to behold. |
| Seattle WeeklyBrian MillerGrandma is one of those indies with a very familiar Hollywood arc. Its main pleasures aren't in the writing, but in the against-the-grain texture of Tomlin's performance. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea ChaseTomlin is in every frame of the story: sarcastic, vulnerable, tough, wise, foolish, sentimental, stubborn, and stubbornly, beautifully, perfect in her imperfections. |
| Times-PicayuneMike ScottWhat we end up with is a sweet, feminist character study that shows off Weitz's deft hand as a writer while doubling as a perfect showcase for Tomlin. |
| HitFixGregory EllwoodThe fact Tomlin is so good also highlights the film's biggest problem. Too much of what works in Grandma comes from the subtle touches Tomlin, Elliott and Harden bring to their characters, not Weitz’s script. |