After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.After reluctantly agreeing to move into a home for seniors, a woman encounters a clique of mean-spirited women and an amorous widower.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Linda Boston
- Woman with Walker #1
- (as Linda Beatrice Boston)
Peggy Walton-Walker
- Woman with Walker #2
- (as Peggy Walton)
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Did you know
- TriviaInspired by the true story of producer Harrison Powell's grandmother's second chance at love after moving into a retirement community as a widow.
- GoofsAt the beginning of the movie Ellen Burstyn gets trapped outside the house twice, which is impossible with the kind of lock she has on her door.
- Quotes
Helen Wilson: I mean, like, saving seats, cliques. They're like "Mean Girls" but with medical-alert bracelets.
- Crazy creditsSnapshots of senior couples getting engaged and married are shown during the end credits.
- ConnectionsReferences Gone with the Wind (1939)
Featured review
Wonderful actors in a fun and touching story!
This is not a "great film" in the filmic sense, but I loved it all the same.
First, it is great to see films like this getting made at all! The last time I saw something comparable with a mature cast was "The Leisure Seeker" and that was a few years ago. This gets extra marks because it is so good to see!
Second, what a cast! Seeing Burstyn performing at such an incredible level at almost 90 is so inspiring. The cast is uniformly excellent, imbuing the characters with so much more than what is merely delivered thru dialogue. There is a great scene of conflict between Burstyn and Curtin that doesn't even include any dialogue - it is all in their body language and expressions, so wonderfully unstated.
It's fairly light fare compared to Burstyn and Caan's body of work, but it is very well crafted, and is a joy to watch as a result. So nice to see a character driven film featuring older characters, reminding us that character development doesn't end!
I would recommend this to all but the most cynical.
First, it is great to see films like this getting made at all! The last time I saw something comparable with a mature cast was "The Leisure Seeker" and that was a few years ago. This gets extra marks because it is so good to see!
Second, what a cast! Seeing Burstyn performing at such an incredible level at almost 90 is so inspiring. The cast is uniformly excellent, imbuing the characters with so much more than what is merely delivered thru dialogue. There is a great scene of conflict between Burstyn and Curtin that doesn't even include any dialogue - it is all in their body language and expressions, so wonderfully unstated.
It's fairly light fare compared to Burstyn and Caan's body of work, but it is very well crafted, and is a joy to watch as a result. So nice to see a character driven film featuring older characters, reminding us that character development doesn't end!
I would recommend this to all but the most cynical.
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- Also known as
- El club de las abejas reina
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- Gross US & Canada
- $1,926,706
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $375,232
- Jun 13, 2021
- Gross worldwide
- $2,315,871
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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