Suze

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Suze

2025

1h 34m

Comedy

Drama

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When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can't stand.

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Critics Consensus

Suze blends warm humor, grounded performances, and unexpectedly resonant themes into a tender, funny dramedy that's elevated by Michaela Watkins and Charlie Gillespie's chemistry.

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Tomris Laffly

Variety

02/15/2025

Charlie Gillespie is a revelation in Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark’s warm empty-nester dramedy, which shares the spirit of a great Nicole Holofcener indie.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

02/11/2025

It's a very stealthy film about suicide... Very good and thoughtful.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

02/07/2025

3/4

Gage could have been manic-pixie-dream-boy material, but Gillespie’s depth and sensitivity as an actor keep Gage as an individual, a real person you could know in the world.

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Oct 11

3/5

Suze is a smartly observed excavation of dependent single parenthood, middle-aged crisis, conflicted choices, and the unfulfilled expectations of youth.

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Andrew Fukui

Geek Vibes Nation

Jul 17

10/10

A balanced portrayal of the joys & heartbreak of the human experience. Despite the elements of cynicism and doubt in its characters, the film’s central message serves as a reminder of what it feels like to be human and find joy in connecting with others.

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Jim Schembri

jimschembri.com

Mar 13

2.5/5

There are some warm and funny conversational moments sprinkled throughout, and Watkins acquits herself very well yet the rhythm of the romance is ultimately too haphazard, making the deliberately messy relationship a bit too hard to buy into.

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doug B

Nov 22

I stumbled upon this little gem, and I'm glad I did. This is a very thoughtful and moving movie. Great performances all around. Watch this film, you will NOT be disappointed. Doug Beatle.

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Vincent S.

@Vin_E_At_The_Movies Jul 31

Michaela Watkins is outstanding in this funny, charming, fun movie.

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Rick M

Jun 16

Charlie Gillespie was amazing and this was such a funny movie with real emotion. Must watch

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Mitch K

Mar 25

Reviews thus far nailed it, this was chicken noodle soup for the soul

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Mar 9

Precious from beginning to end

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Peggy L

Feb 23

Michaela Watkins and Charlie Gillespie are the perfect foils for each other. At first inhabitants of opposite emotional poles of Suze’s daughter, Brook (Sara Weisglass), Suze (portrayed brilliantly by Michaela Watkins) begins to slowly open to Gage (played perfectly by Charlie Gillespie) through a maternal portal when he is abandoned by his father in his hour of need. It’s a film that gives us hope about healing divides and embracing our common humanity.

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Synopsis

When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck taking care of her daughter's heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can't stand.

Director: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart
Producer: Matt Code, Kristy Neville
Screenwriter: Dane Clark, Linsey Stewart
Distributor: Tribeca Films
Production Co: Wildling Pictures, Thirty-one Sixty Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 34m

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