After the death of her best friend and long-time roommate, Bessie (Rita Zohar), Eleanor (June Squibb) leaves her Florida home for New York City to move in with her daughter, Lisa (Jessica Hecht). During a visit to the Manhattan Jewish Community Center, she stumbles her way into a support group for Holocaust survivors and, joining their circle, begins to tell a story. Unbeknownst to everyone listening, it isn’t hers – it’s her friend Bessie’s. When she snares the attention of a journalism student (Erin Kellyman) who wants to feature Eleanor in an article, things grow increasingly complicated. Taking on the weightiest of subjects with the lightest of touches, Eleanor the Great is a funny, provocative, and affecting character study about storytelling as a means of understanding who we are, and a cautionary tale about the perils of appropriation.

(US / 2025 / Directed by Scarlett Johansson)
PG-13 / 1 hr 38 mins