The Meddler (2016) - Critic Reviews - Page 5 of 7

81-100 of 125 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 28 Apr 2016

Writer-director Lorene Scafaria takes a sitcom of a premise and imbues it with depth, intelligence and numerous sweet, melancholy moments that…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Rebecca Bulnes (2) for Consequence of Sound (1,431) on 28 Apr 2016

The Meddler is a delightful film with an emotional honesty that can be traced back to the real-life mother of writer/director Lorene Scafaria…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Gregory Wakeman (182) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 28 Apr 2016

Sarandon gives one of the best performances of the year, and for that alone, The Meddler is well worth watching…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Greg Wakeman (87) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 28 Apr 2016

Sarandon gives one of the best performances of the year, and for that alone, The Meddler is well worth watching…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 28 Apr 2016

What seems cringe-worthy at first in The Meddler winds up as a warm, forgiving embrace -- of the movie's characters and audience, as well…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By S. Jhoanna Robledo (697) for Common Sense Media (4,943) on 28 Apr 2016

Heartfelt, sassy dramedy about family and grief rings true…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Mark Dujsik (2,093) for Mark Reviews Movies (2,037) on 28 Apr 2016

For every easy joke, there are more scenes that cut to the heart of Marnie's pain…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Anders Wright (338) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 27 Apr 2016

Scafaria's film has a lot of heart, even though there are times when it goes a little too far, and others when Marnie's actions just seem kind…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Randy Cordova (352) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 27 Apr 2016

The Meddler is one of those movies that surprises you by being something it’s not…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 27 Apr 2016

The smooth, cozy charm of writer-director Lorene Scafaria's The Meddler offers considerable seriocomic satisfaction…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 27 Apr 2016

Writer-director Lorene Scafaria based the movie on her own mother, and the clothes that Sarandon wears in the film actually belong to Scafaria’s…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By J. R. Jones (1,337) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Apr 2016

In many respects this plays like a senior-citizen romance with Diane Keaton, but it goes down much more easily, thanks to the players' sincerity…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Dann Gire (642) for Chicago Daily Herald (649) on 27 Apr 2016

Scafaria's comic drama can be corny and sitcomy at times, yet its characters feel grounded and real, and Sarandon's performance genuine and…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Alison Willmore (681) for BuzzFeed News (197) on 24 Apr 2016

The Meddler is a mash note to compulsive nurturers -- to, in particular, women who've devoted their lives to figuring out what other people need…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Leonard Maltin (609) for leonardmaltin.com (584) on 24 Apr 2016

The supporting cast is first-rate, and it's great to see Susan Sarandon in a leading role that makes such good use of her talent…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 22 Apr 2016

First the good news…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Bill Newcott (157) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 21 Apr 2016

In a year that has already seen its share of delightful grownup-movie love stories, this is perhaps the most intoxicatingly sweet…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Pete Hammond (936) for Deadline Hollywood Daily (332) on 21 Apr 2016

Susan Sarandon gets to shine in her best screen outing in some time…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Kate Erbland (681) for indieWire (3,631) on 21 Apr 2016

The charm of The Meddler isn't the kind that benefits from big pushes forward in narrative or massive plot movements, but it revels in heart-warming…

Read Review

Review of The Meddler (2016)

By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 21 Apr 2016

Everyone’s so damn happy and grateful to have been meddled with that it undercuts both the comedy and the drama in this film from writer-director…

Read Review

Page 5 of 7

More reviews of this movie:

The Meddler (2016) Movie Reviews (237)
The Meddler (2016) User Reviews (112)

Susan Sarandon - Top 5 movies:

J.K. Simmons - Top 5 movies:

Cecily Strong - Top 5 movies:

Movies you might like:

Stander

2003

67%169 Reviews

Marion Bridge

2003

68%41 Reviews

Going Overboard

1989

16%112 Reviews

Pure Luck

1991

52%93 Reviews

Go Fish

1994

54%37 Reviews

Valley Girl

1983

67%347 Reviews

The Valet

2022

69%12 Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Past Lives

2023

84%62 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Nope

2022

68%181 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Meddler

2016

61%237 Reviews

Beautiful People

1971

68%23 Reviews

Lights, Action, Music

2007

64%1 Review

Chicken Run

2000

74%759 Reviews

Bleed for This

2016

67%256 Reviews

Taxi!

1932

50%351 Reviews

Stuck

2002

65%330 Reviews

Doomsday

1938

59%536 Reviews

Versus

2000

67%504 Reviews

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004

48%663 Reviews