The Nan Movie

Unrated

7/22/20221h 35m

Theatrical (limited) Release (US)

~ A coming of age movie. ~

Overview:

Catherine Tate's iconic character Nan hits the big screen as she goes on a wild road trip from London to Ireland with her grandson Jamie to make amends with her estranged sister Nell. Militant vegan arsonists, raucous rugby teams, all night raves and crazed cops on motorbikes all make for a proper day out. An origin story that mixes Nan's present with her past where we finally find out what's made her the cantankerous old bastard she is today.

Director:

Josie Rourke

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

dancing
dance
jealousy
handcuffs
nightclub
horse
kiss
dublin, ireland
road trip
family relationships
clubbing
flashback
female protagonist
explosion
ireland
grandson
dying woman
grandmother
crowd
elderly
estranged family member
driving
woman director
drunkenness
estranged sister
1950s
parking warden
pensioners
elderly lady
origin story
grandmother grandson relationship
based on tv series
elderly woman
pub
trip

Cast

Catherine Tate

~ as ~

Nan / Joanie

Mathew Horne

~ as ~

Jamie

Katherine Parkinson

~ as ~

Nell

Niky Wardley

~ as ~

Officer Mahler

Parker Sawyers

~ as ~

Walter

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

~ as ~

Mick

Jack Doolan

~ as ~

Terry

Jack Michael Cloke

~ as ~

Terry 12

Paul Reid

~ as ~

Nan's Dad

Rosalie Craig

~ as ~

Nan's Mum

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
5
I fully expected to hate this film, but actually although it is an one joke movie, Catherine Tate in the title role and her grandson sidekick Mathew Horne ("Jamie") have quite a bit of a lark as they travel to the island off the island of Ireland to visit her long estranged sister "Nell" (Katherine Parkinson). We discover just why they fell out and watch just how this gregarious old woman poo-poos just about every modern day, politically correct, convention as she swears and farts her way around the country. Horne is a reasonable foil for her, but this is really just an one-hander with a star who lives and breathes this character and despite myself, it did raise the odd smile. Laugh out loud? Well it was for some in the cinema and there are quite a few fun escapades packed into the 90-odd minutes it lasts. It is not, I would say, a cinema film - it will look fine on the telly at Christmas. Not great, indeed it's puerile at times, but it's not dreadful either.