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Dining Information
Pre-show dining is available in the Riverside Café ahead of the 8pm screening.
Ticket Information
Please note the 3pm screening will be subtitled.
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When 93-year-old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her.
Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin's own grandmother, Thelma puts a clever spin on movies like Mission: Impossible, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero.
With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, June Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business - despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.
Director: Josh Margolin
Cast: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree
"a tender and well-observed story of a grandmother refusing to accept the limitations of age"Adrian Horton, The Guardian