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Late Bloomers

2024 · 89 min

A wry, tender character piece about a drifting young woman finding purpose through an unlikely, prickly friendship.

Directed by
Lisa Steen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Karen Gillan, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Jermaine Fowler
Tagline
You’re never too old to come of age.
Overview
Louise, an aimless, 28 year-old Brooklynite, recently single, sort of a musician, depressed without admitting to it, drunkenly falls while doing something stupid and breaks her hip. This lands her in a physical therapy ward full of people twice her age. There, she meets Antonina - a cranky elderly Polish woman, who speaks no English. Louise gets a job caring for her. Neither woman loves the arrangement but it’s time to face the truth about aging. We all have to grow up sometime.

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Free in the UK
  • Tubi TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Lisa Steen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Karen Gillan, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Jermaine Fowler
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • aging
  • friendship
  • healing
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Lisa Steen
Written by
Anna Greenfield
Starring
Karen Gillan, Małgorzata Zajączkowska, Jermaine Fowler, Talia Balsam, Kevin Nealon, Michelle Twarowska, Max Jenkins, Lateefah Holder
Music
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Cinematography
John de Menil
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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