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Grandma
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92. Critics average 84, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A fiercely independent and acerbic poet, still grieving the recent death of her long-time partner, is unexpectedly visited by her teenage granddaughter. The girl needs money for an abortion, and the grandmother, broke, agrees to help. The film follows them over the course of one day as they travel across Los Angeles in her old car, visiting old friends and flames to gather the funds, forcing confrontations with the past.
Details
- Director
- Paul Weitz
- Writer
- Paul Weitz
- Studio
- 1821 Pictures, Depth of Field
- Released
- 4 June 2015
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 78 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $600.0K
- Box office
- $7.2M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 13 →2 wins from 13 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2016 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2016 | Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2016 | Best Actress | Lily Tomlin | Winner |
| Apolo Awards 2016 | Best Original Screenplay | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Apolo Awards 2016 | Best Film | Grandma | Nominee |
| Casting Society of America Artios Awards 2016 | Low Budget – Comedy | Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | Unsung Film of the Year | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2016 | LGBTQ Film of the Year | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
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13 awards — Grandma
×| Best Actress in a Comedy | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Lily Tomlin | Winner |
| Best Film | Grandma | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Top Ten Independent Films | Paul Weitz | Winner |
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Unsung Film of the Year | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Low Budget – Comedy | Douglas Aibel, Henry Russell Bergstein | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Sam Elliott | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |
| Outstanding Film – Wide Release | Paul Weitz | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Lily Tomlin | Nominee |