Eleanor the Great (2025)
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- Synopsis:
- After a devastating loss, witty and proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein (June Squibb), 94, tells a tale that takes on its own dangerous life.
- Actors:
- June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, Will Edward Price, Lauren Klein, S. Edward Singer, Beth Goodrich, Elaine Bromka, Raymond Anthony Thomas, Tristan Murphy, Cole Ragsdale, Stephen C. Bradbury, TJ Lee, Barbara Andres, Sami Steigmann, Mila Falkof, Marcha Kia, Brian Bigalke
- Directors:
- Scarlett Johansson
- Producers:
- Jessamine Burgum, Kara Durrett, Keenan Flynn, Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Celine Rattray, Trudie Styler
- Writers:
- Tory Kamen
- Aka:
- 偷故事的人
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of Eleanor the Great
Not Quite Great - Eleanor the Great review by griggs
Not quite great, then — but genuinely likeable. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut never fully settles on what it wants to be, drifting between gentle comedy and heavier material about grief, guilt and reinvention without quite committing to either. The laughs mostly land as faint smiles, and when it reaches for profundity, it starts to plod.
Still, there’s real warmth here. June Squibb carries the film with ease, giving Eleanor enough wit and bruised humanity to keep her worth spending time with, even when the script tidies up the messier edges too neatly. Johansson shows promise behind the camera too, even if the film occasionally feels a little too careful and sanded-down.
A modest, easygoing little film — call it Eleanor the Pretty Good.