Grandma

2015
R
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

17K

YOUR RATING

Lily Tomlin and Julia Garner in Grandma (2015)

Play trailer2:07

17 Videos

84 Photos

Comedy Drama

A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.A teenager facing an unplanned pregnancy seeks help from her acerbic grandmother, a woman who is long estranged from her daughter.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

17K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 13 nominations

Videos17

Photos84

+ 76

More like this

6.0

Moving On

5.7

Tomato Red: Blood Money

6.6

Hello, My Name Is Doris

5.8

Everything Beautiful Is Far Away

5.6

One Percent More Humid

7.0

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.2

6.5

5.9

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
The car that Elle (Lily Tomlin) and Sage (Julia Garner) drive for much of the movie was a 1955 Dodge Royal that is owned by Lily Tomlin. Tomlin told USA Today that she bought it in 1975 for fifteen hundred dollars. She said, "It's not a prize car. It's not a car that people yearn for. But it has a nice look to it. The car is almost a character in the movie. I knew I kept that car for a reason."

Goofs
At one point, as Elle and Sage are walking away from Olivia, Sage calls her "Vi," the name of Elle's dead partner.

Quotes
Sage: Everyone's gonna talk about it at school!
Elle Reid: What's he gonna say, 'Sage's grandma beat me up?'

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Chris Hemsworth/Ron Howard/Lily Tomlin/Kevin Bridges/Blake/Shirley Bassey (2015)

Soundtracks
Gas
Written by Hrishikesh Hirway and LaKeith Stanfield
Performed by Moors (as MOORS)
Courtesy of Haven Sounds
By arrangement with Hidden Track Music

User reviews99

Review

Featured review

8/10

An offbeat film of hope, desire and need for help all while finding a new road to life!

"Grandma" is one of those short little nice independent films that touches the heart showing that life is full of change, hope and finding a new path for each. The grand old Lily Tomlin is Elle a past her prime college professor who's down in the dumps she's broke money wise and she's just broken up with her gay lady love Olivia(Judy Greer). To complicate matters one day her granddaughter Sage shows up one day needing 600 dollars and guess what it's for an abortion as Sage was knocked up by her boyfriend who hit the road! Then it's a funny and feel good road journey to obtain the 600 for an abortion and along the way it's a bonding of love and friendship as Sage's mother and Elle's daughter Judy(Marcia Gay Harden)an uptight and business like society snob provides the money for the procedure. Still thru it all each discover a journey of hope and a new beginning and Lily Tomlin's performance is shining even with her grand old age.