THE MEDDLER:
100 minutes
Friday, June 3 – 7 pm,
Saturday, June 4 – 4 & 8 pm,
Sunday, June 5 – 4 & 8 pm,
Wednesday, June 8 – 7 pm ,
and Thursday, June 9 – 7 pm.
With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini (Susan Sarandon) has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne), a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others – as well as her own – and find a new purpose in life.
Insider’s tip: “Charming, insightful and funny, The Meddler takes familiar material (the mother from Hell and the daughter from Hunger) and infuses it with affectionate, slap-your-thigh humor. It also crowns Susan Sarandon with one of her most endearingly irresistible roles in years” (Rex Reed, New York Observer). Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com adds: “A diminutive and misleading title for such an affecting, often profound film.” A very well-written script and excellent performances combine in this touching, funny, thoroughly enjoyable film.