ELEANOR THE GREAT
In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to vivid life the witty and proudly troublesome 94-year-old Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a tale that takes on a dangerous life of its own. Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut is a comically poignant exploration of how the stories we hear become the stories we tell.
SHOWTIMES
SEP 26 | FRI
5:00, 7:10 p.m.
SEP 27 | SAT
12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:10 p.m.
SEP 28 | SUN
5:00, 7:10 p.m.
SEP 29 | MON
5:00, 7:10 p.m.
SEP 30 | TUE
5:00, 7:10 p.m.
OCT 1 | WED
5:00, 7:10 p.m.
OCT 2 | THU
5:00 p.m
OCT 3 | FRI
5:00 p.m.Â
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OCT 5 | SUN
12:40, 2:50, 5:00 p.m.Â
OCT 6 | MON
5:00, 7:10 p.m.Â
OCT 7 | TUE
5:00, 7:10 p.m.Â
OCT 8 | WED
5:00, 7:10 p.m.Â
OCT 9 | THU
5:00, 7:10 p.m.Â
SYNOPSIS
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.
Director
WITH
June Squibb, Erin Kellyman, Jessica Hecht, Rita Zohar, and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Run Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Released
September 26, 2025
Distributor
Sony Classics
HEARING AND VISUAL ASSISTANCE
Assisted Listening
Closed Captioning
Descriptive Audio
Country
United States
LANGUAGE
English
Rated PG-13
for thematic elements, some language and suggestive references
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.”
“At nearly 100 years old, June Squibb is on a roll. Call it the Squibbaissance.”