Late Bloomers

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Late Bloomers

Released Jun 7, 2024

1h 29m

Drama

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Louise (Karen Gillan), a 28-year-old Brooklynite adrift in life, finds herself suddenly single and grappling with her identity as a musician. While she struggles with her underlying depression, a reckless drunken stumble lands her with a broken hip, and leads to a stint in a physical therapy ward with patients twice her age. Here, she crosses paths with Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cantankerous elderly Polish woman who speaks no English. Reluctantly, Louise takes on the role of Antonina's caregiver, a situation neither of them welcomes. As they navigate their begrudging relationship, they confront the realities of aging, forcing Louise to consider her own journey into adulthood.

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Jourdain Searles

The Hollywood Reporter

All the pieces are there, but Late Bloomers ultimately fails to sell the film’s core relationship.

Mar 18, 2023

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Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Chronicle

Director Lisa Steen brings these rich characters and their struggles to life onscreen with a confident style and – yes, considering her wise, delicate handling of what could’ve been so often easily botched – grace.

Mar 14, 2023

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Samantha Bergeson

indieWire

Gillan does her best impression of Aya Cash but the jokes fall flat, especially compared to her past work in the MCU and Jumanji franchise.

Rated: D

Mar 13, 2023

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Gissane Sophia

Marvelous Geeks Media

It’s an honest, heartfelt exploration of existential dread, filled with beautiful performances from Karen Gillan and Małgorzata Zajączkowska (Margaret Sophie Stein).

Jun 25, 2024

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Jennifer Merin

AWFJ.org

LATE BLOOMERS is a soulful film that gives way to compassionate consideration of heart-heavy subjects like loneliness, abandonment, self esteem and the agonies of aging. The story has enough quirky embellishments to be thoroughly engaging throughout.

Jun 21, 2024

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Betsy Bozdech

AWFJ.org

"A thoughtful take on what it really means to grow up."

Jun 20, 2024

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Alex C

I'm so confused. I remember watching this movie, but I don't at the same time. What happened?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/07/25

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Sal D

This movie is all about Louise played by Karen Gillan) and. In reality, Karen Gillan carries the film all on her shoulders with a bum hip. The script’s sentimentality is a few smidgeons above clichè and feeling emotionally manipulative…but Ms.Gillan’s performance overcomes the film’s shortcomings.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/24

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Kyle M

Humbling genericity of ill-mixture albeit good intentions to minimal joy with Karen Gillian’s light-hearted comedic attempt being admirable in voicing bodily frustrations’ shrinking generational gap that doesn’t strike as conversationally engaging. (B-)

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Vincent C

I enjoyed this movie so much, it was funny and poignant and human and awkward in all the rights ways. Job well done :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Enrique G

Sorprendentemente interesante. Es una película que, en principio puede llevarte a pensar que no vale la pena pero que si le das oportunidad puedes llevarte una agradable sorpresa. Me gusta el hecho de que se explora la manera tan distante que la sociedad americana suele tratar a los ancianos y el hecho de que estos se sientan menospreciados. Louise se dará cuenta de esto y poco a poco podrás verla florecer como una persona que suma y no como alguien que solo se convierte en un mueble o que no es capaz de resolver con madurez sus problemas. A mi me gustó. Me parece una película que vale la pena disfrutar.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/24

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Tim M

A fantastic, moving, great movie with not just heart, but a soul. I really loved this picture, the buzzwords are "heart felt" "cute" & "unexpected". And, while it is definitely all of those things, it is so much more. Bravo to the cast, the crew and the very talented director at the helm. Highly recommended, rattling around in my brain for week after I saw it. You should watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Louise (Karen Gillan), a 28-year-old Brooklynite adrift in life, finds herself suddenly single and grappling with her identity as a musician. While she struggles with her underlying depression, a reckless drunken stumble lands her with a broken hip, and leads to a stint in a physical therapy ward with patients twice her age. Here, she crosses paths with Antonina (Margaret Sophie Stein), a cantankerous elderly Polish woman who speaks no English. Reluctantly, Louise takes on the role of Antonina's caregiver, a situation neither of them welcomes. As they navigate their begrudging relationship, they confront the realities of aging, forcing Louise to consider her own journey into adulthood.

Director: Lisa Steen
Producer: Alexandra Barreto, John Taylor Feltner, Sam Bisbee
Screenwriter: Anna Greenfield
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: We're Doin' Great
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2024
Runtime: 1h 29m

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