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2025, United States, 109 min. <\/b><\/p>\n

After the death of his beloved mother, middle-aged Brooklyn lifer Joe Scarvella (Vince Vaughn) copes by cooking her Italian recipes. Warm memories of delicious food and living room <\/span>bonhomie<\/span><\/i> spur Joe to buy a shabby, vacant restaurant in Staten Island and hire <\/span>nonnas<\/span><\/i>\u2014Italian grandmothers\u2014to cook and summon those familial vibes. Yes, there\u2019s a makeover scene. Yes, there\u2019s a food fight in the kitchen. Despite its predictable emotional maneuvers, <\/span>Nonnas<\/span><\/i> shines in its depiction of four women (Brenda Vaccaro, Talia Shire, Lorraine Bracco and Susan Sarandon) (re)discovering their place in the world. \u201cHe\u2019s not using me,\u201d Vaccaro\u2019s feisty character protests to an opponent of Joe\u2019s restaurant. \u201cHe\u2019s celebrating me.\u201d The performances and camaraderie of the <\/span>nonnas<\/span><\/i> is the best part of this uplifting, well-intentioned drama-comedy. Based on a true story.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After the death of his beloved mother, middle-aged Brooklyn lifer Joe Scarvella (Vince Vaughn) copes by cooking her Italian recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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