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Thelma

Revenge has never been sweeter.

6.8(482)20241h 38m3

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$5M
Box office
$12.5M
Language
English
  • widow
  • scam
  • female protagonist
  • los angeles, california
  • scooter
  • duringcreditsstinger
  • old-age home
  • vigilante justice
  • grandmother grandson relationship
  • elderly woman
  • old age
  • absurd

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Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America, Switzerland

Where to watch

Availability for India. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Digital / OTTJioHotstar14 Feb 2025
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival18 Jan 2024
    • PremiereCleveland International Film Festival3 Apr 2024
    • PremiereAnnapolis Film Festival4 Apr 2024
    • PremiereMiami Film Festival5 Apr 2024
    • PremiereSarasota Film Festival7 Apr 2024
    • PremierePFF SpringFest12 Apr 2024
    • PremiereUSA Film Festival17 Apr 2024
    • PremiereRiverRun International Film Festival18 Apr 2024
    • PremiereAtlanta Film Festival27 Apr 2024
    • PremiereSan Francisco International Film Festival28 Apr 2024
    • PremiereChicago Critics Film Festival4 May 2024
    • PremiereIndependent Film Festival Boston8 May 2024
    • PremiereBerkshire International Film Festival30 May 2024
    • PremiereLighthouse International Film Festival7 Jun 2024
    • PremiereProvincetown International Film Festival13 Jun 2024
    • PremiereBentonville Film Festival14 Jun 2024
    • PremiereNantucket Film Festival19 Jun 2024
    • TheatricalPG-1321 Jun 2024
    • Digital / OTTPG-1319 Jul 2024
    • Digital / OTTHulu15 Nov 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical12A19 Jul 2024
    • Digital / OTT127 Oct 2024
    • Physical12Blu-ray & DVD18 Nov 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMSydney Film Festival9 Jun 2024
    • PremiereMMelbourne International Film Festival16 Aug 2024
    • TheatricalM5 Sept 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereCalgary Underground Film Festival28 Apr 2024
    • Theatrical21 Jun 2024
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTTHulu14 Nov 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1221 Jun 2024
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical25 Dec 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1210 Oct 2024
  • GuamGU

    • Digital / OTTHulu15 Nov 2024
  • Hong KongHK

    • TheatricalIIA15 Aug 2024
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG19 Jul 2024

Frequently asked questions

Thelma was released on 21 June 2024.

Audience reviews

3
  • B

    Brent Marchant

    6/22/2024

    9/10

    According to playwright David Mamet, “Age and treachery will always beat youth and exuberance.” And, if 93-year-old Thelma Post (June Squibb) has anything to say about it in this fact-based action-comedy-drama, you can take that notion to the bank. In this story of a spry but sometimes-gullible widowed retiree living on her own, we watch – often in jaw-dropping awe – a feisty, independently minded senior determined t…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    7/22/2024

    7/10

    Grandma "Thelma" (June Squibb) is rather cruelly fleeced by a man pretending that her beloved grandson "Daniel" (Fred Hechinger) has been in a car accident with a pregnant women. $10,000 lighter her family realise she's been scammed and she is having none of it. Recruiting her pal "Ben" (Richard Roundtree) - or, more accurately, car-napping his mobility scooter, she escapes from the protective custody of her family a…

  • G

    good.film

    9/11/2024

    If it was created with a different set of sensibilities, Thelma could’ve easily been a cheap shot at seniors (and a forgettable experience). Imagine a sitcom-style movie with stale gags about how oldies can lose their marbles, their temper, or their bladder control. A film built around a character that’s there purely to be laughed at. Instead, we’re laughing with Thelma Post, and at the assumptions and stereotypes…

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