The Meddler

The Meddler

2016 · 100 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.0 (390 votes)
Dir. Lorene Scafaria · Starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons, Cecily Strong, Jerrod Carmichael, Michael McKean · Music Jonathan Sadoff
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With a new iPhone, an apartment near the Grove, and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, Marnie Minervini has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori, 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.

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A warm, funny, and slightly bittersweet look at a widow finding her footing in a new city. It's about the enduring, sometimes overbearing, love of a mother and the messy, beautiful process of discovering new purpose in life.

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