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Eleanor the Great
2025 98 min United States of America PG-13 18+
★6.6
Drama
Director: Scarlett Johansson
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Description
94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein tries to rebuild her life after the death of her best friend. As a result, she moves back to New York City after living in Florida for decades.
US Gross:
$2.61M
Worldwide:
$3.78M
Starring
June Squibb
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Erin Kellyman
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor
Awards
Cannes Film Festival 2025
— Caméra d'Or
Key opinion
Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a modest, character-driven drama anchored by a magnetic performance from June Squibb. While the film is praised for its touching exploration of grief and intergenerational friendship, it is criticized for a thin, unfocused screenplay that handles its complex Holocaust-related premise with insufficient depth.
| Acting | June Squibb delivers a charming and deeply sincere performance that effectively carries the film's emotional weight. | |
| Emotion | The film succeeds in creating a poignant, autumnal mood that offers a moving exploration of grief and the universal need for companionship. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as thin and contrived, relying on a narrative structure that lacks necessary focus and coherence. | |
| Theme | Critics are divided on the film's treatment of the Holocaust theme; some appreciate it as a personal lens for exploring memory, while others find it superficial and lacking in dramatic subtlety. | |
| Direction | Johansson shows an aptitude for guiding actors and crafting individual scenes, but her direction is seen as tentative and lacking in formal experimentation. |