The Throwback (2024)

Directed by

Mario Garcia

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

14

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mother struggling with PTSD starts acting like her wild college self again. She throws parties and ignores her responsibilities, but she eventually realizes her family matters more than the partying.

comediclightheartedchaoticheartfeltbittersweetwarm

What happens

The Throwback is a 2023 American comedy film written and directed by Mario Garcia in his directorial debut. The film stars Justina Machado as a mother who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, causing her to regress to her college-student, party-going persona, but who eventually learns the party life will never replace the love for her family. The film also stars Will Sasso, Gregg Sulkin, Michelle Randolph and Bobby Lee. It initially screened at the Tampa Theatre on May 3, 2023, and was released by Myriad Pictures on March 15, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

More like this

• Paper Spiders (2021)
• Mother and Daughter: The Loving War (1980)
• La Vie Magnifique De Charlie (2017)
• Braking for Whales (2019)
• Bird In Hand (2025)
• Made-Up (2002)
• Some Mother's Boy (1929)
• Mascara (1999)