Nonnas (2025)

Directed by

Stephen Chbosky

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 517 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man named Joe Scaravella risks everything to open an Italian restaurant on Staten Island. He hires actual grandmothers as the chefs to honor his recently deceased mother.

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What happens

Nonnas is a 2025 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, written by Liz Maccie, and starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro with Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon. The film is based on the life of Joe Scaravella, who created the Staten Island (New York City) restaurant Enoteca Maria. He risks everything to honor his recently deceased, beloved mother by opening an Italian restaurant with actual grandmothers as chefs. A co-production of Fifth Season, 1Community, Madison Wells, and Matador Content, the film was released on Netflix on May 9, 2025, and received mostly positive reviews. As the film was released during Mother's Day weekend in the United States, the film hit No. 1 in the country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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