Drama

ELEANOR THE GREAT

2025
1 HR, 38 min
SEP 26 → OCT 9, 2025

Details

Released September 26, 2025, United States

Drama

1 hour, 38 minutes

Sony Classics

English

Starring

June Squibb
Erin Kellyman
Jessica Hecht
Rita Zohar
and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Director

Scarlett Johansson

Film Information

Eleanor the Great features a bravura performance from June Squibb in the title role of the spirited 94-year-old who tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Eleanor Morgenstein has always stayed engaged and connected to the people around her. So, after a devastating loss, she relocates from Florida to New York City to live with her daughter and grandson, hoping to reconnect with her family. Instead, she feels even more adrift and invisible. One day she unknowingly wanders into a support group where she doesn’t quite belong, only to reveal a story that unwittingly brings her a level of attention she did not intend. Eleanor finds herself caught up in the enlivening consequences as a young journalism student pursues her as a friend and mentor. When things go too far, Eleanor must confront the truth.

In her directorial debut, Scarlett Johansson brings together themes of aging, family, loss and what constitutes deceit, as this story of friendship and history turns into a profound tale of complicated humanity.

Film Stills

Full Cast

June Squibb

Erin Kellyman

Jessica Hecht

Rita Zohar

and Chiwetel Ejiofor

Additional Credits

Scarlett Johansson Director

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Reviews

“It’s a little predictable, a little bizarre, a little funny, and very sad, but it’s also an ambitious swing at what movies can still be, a message and an idea that we expect will lead both the director and writer into quite fruitful new chapters.”

Kate Erbland

IndieWire

“At nearly 100 years old, June Squibb is on a roll. Call it the Squibbaissance.”

Esther Zuckerman

The Daily Beast