The Meddler

With a new phone, swanky apartment and a comfortable bank account left to her by her beloved late husband, a mother has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter, a successful, single screenwriter, intending to smother her with motherly love. When the numerous SMSs, unexpected visits, and unwanted advice force the daughter to set some boundaries, the mother finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others, and find a new purpose for her own life too.

103 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9 (Drug abuse).
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Female interest, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Oh no, he’s coming over here ...

Credits

Cast	Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons, Jerrod Carmichael, Cecily Strong, Lucy Punch
Director	Lorene Scafaria
Screenplay	Lorene Scafaria
Music	Jonathan Sadoff
Cinematography	Brett Pawlak
Editing	Kayla Emter
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2015
Produced by	Anonymous Content, Stage 6 Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy
Language	Infrequent and low.
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Infrequent and low.
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for brief drug content
Runtime	100
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 14 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Die Burger Marthinus Koekemoer 'n Fliek wat jy saam met jou ma of jou meisie gaan kyk.	10
Cape Times Jon Frosch Meddling mother knows best.	10
Metacritic.com 36 critics	14
Rottentomatoes critics 125 critics	14
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer he Meddler transcends its cutesy title and familiar premise with a heartfelt look at family dynamics that&rquot;s honored by a marvelous performance from Susan Sarandon.	17
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	15
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Heartfelt, sassy dramedy about family and grief rings true.	15
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 13 users	15
Rottentomatoes users 6444 users	13
Internet 782 Netizens A weak script, full of clichéd melodrama, tired gags, and feigned sentimentality.	14
Average .. 69%	14