
Thelma (2024)
In Thelma, Oscar nominee June Squibb plays a feisty 93-year-old grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer. Accompanied by an aging friend (Richard Roundtree in his final performance) and his motorized scooter, she sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles to reclaim what was taken from her.
Thelma earned its 94-year-old star – who did most of her own stunts – the Best Actress in an Action Movie award at the 2025 Critics Choice Super Awards. The stacked cast includes The White Lotus alumni Fred Hechinger and Parker Posey, Golden Globe nominee Malcolm McDowell, Clark Gregg (aka Marvel's Agent Phil Coulson), and multiple-Emmy nominee Nicole Byer (Nailed it!).
With a 98% rating, Thelma was Rotten Tomatoes’ 5th best-reviewed Comedy Movie of 2024. The Australian calls it “Mission: Impossible on mobility scooters, with a soundtrack to match. … Full of humour, and not a little sadness."
Thelma has won 11 awards so far and was nominated for Best Comedy at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.
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