Lazy Susan

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Lazy Susan

2020

1h 30m

Comedy

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A frumpy, bumbling, unmotivated woman named Susan always manages to get herself into the most ridiculous situations imaginable. One day, Susan wakes up to realize that her relationships have all tanked, her family is estranged, and she has no prospects. She decides to take charge and turn things around but finds that becoming a better woman on her own is difficult.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

"Lazy Susan" aims hazily between the sad-sack valentine likes of "Muriel's Wedding" and something more satirically misanthropic, missing a target it never quite commits to in the first place.

Apr 4, 2020

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

[W]hile the Nick Peet-directed film has its cheerfully outrageous moments... even mild shock value in the time of an epidemic might not be just what the doctor ordered.

Apr 4, 2020

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Instead of being condescending about the Wisconsin characters and their mediocre lives, the comedy shows fondness for them.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 4, 2020

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Talented cast can't save underwhelming comedy.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 4, 2020

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Dominic Griffin

Spectrum Culture

But the problem is without that kind of arc, the audience is being asked to watch an insufferably selfish person be irritating for an hour and a half with little to no dramatic progression or catharsis.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 7, 2020

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

... plays like a failed sitcom pilot, differentiated by nonchalant acceptance of Susan's sexuality. That's nice, yet the film isn't nearly funny or clever enough to be considered progressive.

Apr 3, 2020

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Priscila L

It felt like I was watching a short series, not a movie, and I really enjoyed it. It’s silly and funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Anthony W

It's stupid funny. Yes, the charter is an obvious sad sack, but the underlining message is real. people need to learn to love their self before they can love anyone else. Sean Hays is actually good in my opinion, the rest of the cast is definitely better than the plot. A little weak. BUT, I'd recommend this film to anyone who has ever been down on themselves.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Julian S

LAZY SUSAN balances offbeat humor and heartfelt moments beautifully, but it feels like it would thrive as a TV series, offering even more room for its weirdness to shine.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/03/25

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meredith w

A quirky little indie movie that has its funny moments. Sean Hayes stars as the lead character, Susan, an unmotivated, lazy and self-centred oddball after a while you kind of forget about the male playing a female thing, which I guess in the point. There is not much of a narrative as we follow along Susan's story and character growth but it is an easy enough ride.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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jm m

Loved Sean Hayes as this character and the cast was really great. Guy who played the brother was such a good match. Any movie with both Margo Martindale and Allison Janney already is ahead of the curve. BUT . . . the pacing of this movie was excruciating, and some of the funny parts were played so deadpan that they ended up more uncomfortable than funny. The ketchup bit will stick with me for a long time, though - lol.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I truly enjoyed Sean Hayes play Susan. It was an exaggerated mood of Jack Macfarland. Such a good spoof to watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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A frumpy, bumbling, unmotivated woman named Susan always manages to get herself into the most ridiculous situations imaginable. One day, Susan wakes up to realize that her relationships have all tanked, her family is estranged, and she has no prospects. She decides to take charge and turn things around but finds that becoming a better woman on her own is difficult.

Director: Nick Peet
Producer: Carl Moellenberg, Shane O'Brien, Zach O'Brien
Screenwriter: Carrie Aizley, Sean Hayes, Darlene Hunt
Distributor: Shout! Studios
Production Co: Dominion Pictures Corporation, Stargazer Films USA, Hazy Mills Productions
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 3, 2020
Runtime: 1h 30m

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