Grandma Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Jan. 31, 2016

Grandma

Release Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 NYC/LA +

Director: Paul Weitz

Starring: Lily Tomlin • Julia Garner • Marcia Gay Harden • Judy Greer • Laverne Cox

R Comedy N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Lily Tomlin is Elle Reid. Elle has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

Comedy

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Grandma.

L
Lily Tomlin
... Elle Reid

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, 80 For Brady
J
Julia Garner
... Sage

Wolf Man, Fantastic Four: The First Steps
Marcia Gay Harden
... Judy

Knox Goes Away , Fifty Shades of Grey
J
Judy Greer
... Olivia

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever , The Fire Inside
L
Laverne Cox
... Deathy

Uglies, Can You Keep a Secret?
E
Elizabeth Pena
... Carla

Transamerica, The Perfect Family
N
Nat Wolff
... Cam

Murder at Yellowstone City, The Fault In Our Stars

Crew Behind the Film

The Grandma behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Paul Weitz last directed Moving On and Fatherhood. The film's writer Paul Weitz last wrote Moving On and Fatherhood.

Director: Paul Weitz
Screenwriter: Paul Weitz

Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Companies: —

Production Details

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Production Updates for Grandma

May 2015

Completed

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language and some drug use
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Grandma was released in New York / Los Angeles on Friday, August 21, 2015. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Sinister 2, Hitman: Agent 47 and American Ultra.

Grandma was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, January 5 , 2016. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices.

Movie Theaters

2015-08-21 NYC/LA +

United States

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2016-01-00 DVD
2016-02-09 DVD
2016-02-09 Blu-ray

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2016-01-05 Digital
2016-01-05 Apple TV+
2016-01-05 Prime Video

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Added the US VOD release date of January 5, 2016

Added the US Blu-ray release date of February 9, 2016

Added the US DVD release date of February 9, 2016

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Changed the production status to Completed

Set the MPAA rating to R for language and some drug use

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