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Summary
When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+14)
Critics 88Audiences 74GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer98%
Metascore77
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 142 K ratings3.7/5
User score7.2
IMDb6.9
Box office
2.5×its budget
- Budget
- $5 M
- Worldwide
- $13 M
Worldwide it earned $8 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for action movies, −10 min on the typical 108
typical 10898Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 51 countries, rent or buy in 67 more
+41Released
2024
June 21, 2024
2 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Switzerland
Rated
- PG-13United States
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
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June SquibbThelma
Fred HechingerDaniel
Richard RoundtreeBen
Parker PoseyGail
Clark GreggAlan
Malcolm McDowellHarvey
Nicole ByerRochelle
Coral PeñaAllie
Hilda BoulwareWoman at Post Office
Chase KimDetective Morgan- CCCarol CetroneDancer
- SKSheila KorsiGloria ("Annie")
Annie O'DonnellGrace
Zoë WorthTheater Director
David GiulianiStarey Gary
Ruben RabasaWinston
Quinn BeswickColin
Bunny LevineMona
Annie KorzenWoman at Gas Station
Ivy JonesLois
Sandra Lee GimpelMary
Aidan FiskeMichael
Thelma PostSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul LeClairRetirement Home Resident (uncredited)
Directing · 5
- Josh Margolin Director, Writer, Editor
- Justin Hogan First Assistant Director
- Chelsea Tummolo Second Assistant Director
- Jeremy Gerke Second Second Assistant Director
- Molly Hans Script Supervisor
Production · 13
- Fred Hechinger Executive Producer
- June Squibb Executive Producer
- Tobias Gutzwiller Executive Producer
- Zoë Worth Producer
- Nicholas Weinstock Producer
- Benjamin Simpson Producer
Camera · 3
- David Bolen Director of Photography
- Parker Brooks Steadicam Operator
- Aaron Gantt Steadicam Operator
Editing · 2
- Ciara Boniface Assistant Editor
- Dante Pasquinelli Colorist
Sound · 9
- Nick Chuba Original Music Composer
- Nathan Ruyle Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Armando Macias Sound Mixer
- Scott Hedrick Music Editor
- Grant Meuers Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor
- Simon Astall Music Supervisor
Art · 8
- Brielle Hubert Production Design
- Luke Sirimongkhon Set Dresser
- Emma Berliner Title Designer
- Jesse Martinez Set Dresser
- Hunter Kist Set Dresser
- Sandy Hubshman Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Amanda Wing Yee Lee Costume Design
- Jasmine Kimble Key Hair Stylist
- Autumn Sanders Key Hair Stylist
- June Brickman Makeup Artist
- Denise Baker Hair Department Head
- Victoria Payne Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 1
- Ryan Zum Mallen Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 3
- Nate Thomson Gaffer
- Edgar Gómez Gaffer
- Auston Mahan Gaffer
Other crew · 10
- Ryan Sturz Stunt Coordinator
- Tom Cruise Thanks
- Richard Roundtree In Memory Of
- Jules Sylvester Animal Wrangler
- Heidi Pascoe Stunt Double
- Quinn Early Stunt Double
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