93-year-old Thelma is at a crossroads in her life – in between senior citizen and senior living. Widowed and living alone, she stubbornly clings to her independence, all while butting heads with her well-intentioned but perpetually concerned family.
When Thelma gets duped out of $10,000 by a phone scammer pretending to be her beloved grandson, her family accepts it as a regrettable loss. But not Thelma. Enlisting the help of her longtime friend Ben (the late Richard Roundtree in his final on-screen performance), the two set out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles to reclaim what was taken from her—and show her family just how capable she truly is—in first-time director Josh Margolin’s heartfelt and irresistible Sundance crowd-pleaser.
Featuring an absolutely delightful June Squibb in her first leading role of her 70+ year career, Thelma is both a hilarious and unexpected spin on the action genre as well as a tender exploration of aging, family, and autonomy. Co-starring Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey, Clark Gregg, and Malcolm McDowell, Thelma is the nonagenarian Mission: Impossible we never knew we needed.
