Summary
In the early 1980s, 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel's comfortable world-family, school, and church-fractures when her mother moves out to 'self actualize', leaving Beatrice and her younger sister Chloe with their devastated father.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 77
IMDb8.8
Letterboxd · 200 ratings3.3/5
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 100104Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
2026
September 12, 2026
This year
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Canada
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are strong language and sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 13 more23 people
- RMRuby McGurrinBeatrice Gravel
- Abby ElliottMarianne Gravel
- John ReynoldsJoe Gravel
- J.K. SimmonsFather Malone
- LMLauren MacRaeChloe Gravel
- Jack InnanenVice Principal Thompson
- Julianne ArrietaMrs. Davies
- MNMarcus NgoNigel
- GRGemma Rosaria RaeMargot Davies
Justin NurseChad Davies- Nicole RedmondJennifer Davies
- Erika DietzKristina McGraw
Mary WalshMrs. Nash
Deidre Gillard-RowlingsSister Agnes- NANyala AdamNikki
- CGChelsea GouldAngel
- AKAva KaneKim
Ihechi MarcusNikki's Mom
Dana PuddicombeMindy
Allison Moira KellyPTA Mom
Rory LambertStore Manager
Greg LanzillottaOfficer Safety
Declan FoleyTom McGraw
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