Chaperone

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Set in Hilo and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, Chaperone follows Misha, an unambitious 29-year-old woman who finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow high school student.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Chaperone is not an easy watch and it does not shy away from the often uncomfortable ethical terrain its storyline demands it explore, but it is also thoughtful and humane.

Jan 22, 2024

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Simon Foster

Screen-Space

Akaha’s warm, engaging performance is the perfect foil for Misha’s darker, damaged personality, and all the more tragic for the impact it has on the innocents around her.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 13, 2025

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Sankeerthna Vedamtam

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The joy in the end is debating the moral ambiguities, and Chaperone provides opportunities for that in spades.

Sep 11, 2025

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Zach Youngs

InSession Film

Chaperone is like a long cringe at a situation, but as it goes on you realize that that cringe is because we think that’s how we’re supposed to react. Eisenberg...give us a more nuanced approach that’s worthy of contemplation, discussion, and praise.

Rated: B

Sep 10, 2025

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Stephen Saito

Moveable Fest

“Chaperone” feels uniquely contemporary when it captures mid-twenties malaise so acutely, but also knows when to lean into a tried-and-true formula for entertainment’s sake when a couple might be right for one another in every way except for their age.

Oct 6, 2024

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Daniel Gorman

In Review Online

Rather than screwball comedy or anguished melodrama, the film allows its narrative to unfold in [a] languid, unfussy manner... It’s a lovely portrait of a particular milieu.

Jan 28, 2024

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Nic L

I really enjoyed this movie set in Hilo, Hawaii. I love how Hilo was almost like a character in the film with distinctive sights and sounds, and could almost feel and smell it. The writing was funny and endearing and cringey (in all the right ways) and the acting really had me invested in the characters. It was artistic genius for the director having me simultaneously cheering for the protagonist and hating her.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/25

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Barbara S

A very original story, beautifully acted and exquisitely filmed on location in Hilo, Hawaii. Amazingly shot in 12 1/2 days, multiple locations, and well developed characters and story line.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/25

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chris B

Huge surprise. A story to watch unfold. A cautionary tale about how an unsaid thing, innocently enough begun, can gather steam and not only take on a life of its own, it can own yours in the process. Beautiful to see, hard to watch and impossible to turn away. So glad I went

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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A S

A beautiful slow motion car-crash you absolutely cannot look away from. So well shot, the score and soundtrack are impeccable, and the director really has an amazing sense of pacing for it being her first film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/25

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Audience Member

Loved the movie. Complex, messy and an emotional story. We highly recommend watching it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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LUANNE B

This film is so well crafted! The storyline is very original, the casting is absolutely perfect, the cinematography is interesting/appealing, the acting impeccable! I found myself thinking about the characters and the story long after the movie was over. Thoroughly enjoyable, go see it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/25

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Set in Hilo and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, Chaperone follows Misha, an unambitious 29-year-old woman who finds a dangerous acceptance in a bright 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a fellow high school student.

Director: Zoe Eisenberg
Producer: Alison Week, Devin Parnell Murphy
Screenwriter: Zoe Eisenberg
Distributor: Filmhub
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 11, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2025
Runtime: 1h 45m