Overview

• The Netflix and Amblin adaptation begins a limited UK theatrical run on August 22, with a global Netflix debut set for August 28.
• Critics are divided, with some highlighting warmth and performances, while others describe a thin script and uneven tone.
• Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley and Celia Imrie headline, with support from David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant and Tom Ellis, directed by Chris Columbus.
• At the London premiere, Mirren highlighted the film’s celebration of older people’s life experience, a theme echoed throughout the marketing and cast interviews.
• Mirren said she would return for sequels, and author Richard Osman noted multiple published follow-ups and expressed hope for more films if this installment performs well.