The Summer Book Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Last modified: Sep. 3, 2025

The Summer Book

Release Date: Friday, September 19, 2025 Limited

Director: Charlie McDowell

Starring: Emily Matthews • Glenn Close • Anders Danielsen Lie • Ingvar Sigurdsson

N/A Drama N/A

82% WILL SEE 18% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Nine-year-old Sophia (Emily Matthews) spends the summers at her family’s seasonal home on a tranquil isle in the Gulf of Finland, but this will be the first summer without her mother. Her father (Anders Danielsen Lie) remains numbed by grief, while her grandmother (Glenn Close) guides her on a giddy, winding path towards young adulthood. With a sense of infinite possibility and a tender regard for the wonders of the natural world, Sophia and her grandmother explore the terrain, celebrate midsommar, and test the limits of faith in the face of life’s many storms.

Drama

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Who stars in The Summer Book – Cast List

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Emily Matthews
Glenn Close
Animal Farm, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
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Anders Danielsen Lie
Mothers’ Instinct, The Worst Person In The World
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Ingvar Sigurdsson
The Love That Remains, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Who is making The Summer Book – Crew List

A look at The Summer Book behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Charlie McDowell last helmed Windfall and The Discovery.

Director: Charlie McDowell
Screenwriters: —

Studio: Music Box Films
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the The Summer Book

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2025

Completed

Changed The Summer Book movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

The Summer Book Trailers and Clips

The Summer Book

Official Trailer

The Summer Book Release Date: When was the film released?

The Summer Book was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 19 , 2025. There were 21 21 other movies released on the same date, including Him, Xeno and A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. As a limited release, The Summer Book was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The estimated home release date for The Summer Book is currently being determined. Stay tuned!