Grandma (2015 film)

Grandma
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Weitz
Written by	Paul Weitz
Produced by	Terry Dougas Paris Kasidokostas-Latsis Andrew Miano Paul Weitz[1]
Starring	Lily Tomlin Julia Garner Marcia Gay Harden Judy Greer Laverne Cox Sam Elliott
Cinematography	Tobias Datum[1]
Edited by	Jonathan Corn[1]
Music by	Joel P. West[1]
Production companies	1821 Media Depth of Field[1]
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	January 30, 2015 (2015-01-30) (Sundance) August 21, 2015 (2015-08-21) (United States)
Running time	79 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$600,000[3]
Box office	$7.2 million[4]

Grandma is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written, directed, and produced by Paul Weitz. It stars Lily Tomlin as Elle, a lesbian poet and widow whose teenage granddaughter (played by Julia Garner) visits her to ask for money for an abortion. Over the space of a day, they visit numerous people from Elle's past to call in favors in an effort to raise the money.

Weitz wrote the script with Tomlin in mind after working with her on the 2013 film Admission. After she agreed to star, they edited the script together. Most of the other cast members were actors with whom Weitz had previously collaborated. The film was shot over 19 days in Los Angeles in 2014 with a budget of less than $600,000.

The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival as the closing night feature and was released on August 21, 2015, by Sony Pictures Classics. It grossed $7.1 million at the box office and was well received by critics. The film was named among the top ten independent films of 2015 by the National Board of Review, and Tomlin was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance.