The Meddler
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 77% critics
A newly widowed woman moves to Los Angeles to be closer to her adult daughter, but her constant texts, surprise visits, and unsolicited advice quickly test boundaries. When she’s pushed to step back, she pours her energy into helping others, learning new routines, and searching for a fresh sense of purpose beyond family.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2016-04-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (378 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a low-stakes, touching dramedy about grief, boundaries, and finding purpose, with a cozy Sunday-afternoon vibe; Not for you if you need fast pacing, big laughs, or sharp plot payoffs like Ghost Town.
Pros: warm, relatable feel-good tone; strong lead performance; gentle humor and heart | Cons: meandering story; uneven focus on daughter; intrusive behavior may frustrate
Themes
- loss of loved one
- romance
- los angeles, california
- woman director
- mother daughter relationship
Cast & crew
Susan Sarandon
as Marnie Minervini
Rose Byrne
as Lori Minervini
J.K. Simmons
as Randall Zipper
Cecily Strong
as Jillian
Jerrod Carmichael
as Freddy / Fredo
Michael McKean
as Mark
Jason Ritter
as Jacob
Billy Magnussen
as Ben
Lucy Punch
as Emily
Sarah Baker
as Elaine
Directed by Lorene Scafaria