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It’s 2002, and senior year of high school is on the horizon for best friends Minnie and Callie. The charismatic Callie is the golden child of their North Little Rock, Arkansas school, and Minnie has grown up in her protective shadow. When their friendship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer, Minnie is left rudderless. Facing the challenge of establishing her own identity as the school year begins, Minnie forms a complicated relationship with Callie’s elegant and attentive mother, leading her further away from her own working mom and chaotic home.

Critics Reviews

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David Robb Slant Magazine Feb 23
3/4
This is subject matter that might sound heavy, but the difficult feelings dredged up never overwhelm the film’s gentle, character-driven approach. Go to Full Review Bilge Ebiri New York Magazine/Vulture Feb 19
For all the inherent sadness of its subject matter, Mouse is never depressing, thanks to the delicacy of O’Sullivan and Thompson’s filmmaking. Go to Full Review David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17
Even scenes that should be corny land with a light touch in an ultra-naturalistic movie warmed by the summer sun. Go to Full Review James Mottram Radio Times Apr 23
4/5
Featuring a potent turn from Frasier star David Hyde Pierce as the school's theatre teacher, this is a thoughtful, classy drama. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Mar 3
These filmmakers are on another level when it comes to making grounded, emotionally complex dramas about grief. Go to Full Review Alex Billington FirstShowing.net Feb 21
7.5/10
It allows us to spend time with real people, to comprehend the complexities of life, and to empathize with them as they work through their own struggles. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Kelly O'Sullivan

Director

Alex Thompson

Director

Sophie Okonedo

Helen Bell

Katherine Mallen Kupferer

Minnie Dunn

Chloe Coleman

Callie Bell

Tara Mallen

Barbara Dunn
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Movie Info

Synopsis It’s 2002, and senior year of high school is on the horizon for best friends Minnie and Callie. The charismatic Callie is the golden child of their North Little Rock, Arkansas school, and Minnie has grown up in her protective shadow. When their friendship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer, Minnie is left rudderless. Facing the challenge of establishing her own identity as the school year begins, Minnie forms a complicated relationship with Callie’s elegant and attentive mother, leading her further away from her own working mom and chaotic home.
Director
Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson
Producer
Bonnie Comley, Stewart F. Lane, Abigail Rose Solomon, Steven A. Jones, Ian Keiser, Alex Wilson, Pierce Cravens, Chelsea Krant
Screenwriter
Kelly O'Sullivan
Production Co
Metropolitan Entertainment
Genre
Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 0m
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