IMDb plot summary: 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.
Directed by Josh Margolin. Stars June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, and Richard Roundtree.
Thelma follows an elderly woman who is taken advantage of by a scammer. Not content to let the situation lie, she decides to go after the scammer herself when the police can't do anything. This is a delightful movie, equally enjoyable as an action thriller, a comedy, and a drama about coming to terms with mortality. June Squibb is truly fantastic here, I'm not convinced there's anything the woman can't do as an actress. Usually action comedies aren't my jam, but this one is written so cleverly that I couldn't help but be pulled in by it. I enjoyed every minute of it, and that's an impressive feat. Definitely worth a watch!
How it entered my Flickchart:
Thelma (2024)
beat Gothika (#1986 → #1990)
beat Feet First (#991 → #997)
beat Chariots of Fire (held at #496)
lost to Army of Darkness (#247 → #246)
lost to Contagion (held at #372)
beat Hook (held at #434)
lost to (500) Days of Summer (held at #403)
beat Field of Dreams (#418 → #419)
lost to Welcome to Dongmakgol (#410 → #409)
beat Citizen Kane (#414 → #416)
lost to Sita Sings the Blues (held at #412)
lost to Much Ado About Nothing (#413 → #410)
Ranked #413/3977 on my Flickchart, or 89%.
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