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Mouse

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It's 2002, and best friends Minnie and Callie are heading into their senior year of high school, with Minnie long living in the protective shadow of the charismatic and admired Callie. When their friendship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer, Minnie struggles to define her own identity and forms a complicated relationship with Callie's poised, attentive mother (Sophie Okonedo), pulling her further from her own chaotic home.
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Lisa Kennedy New York Times 5 hrs ago
In telling a touching, cleareyed tale of young death, grief and connection, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s third collaboration, “Mouse,” reminds us how personal — yet shared — loss can feel. Go to Full Review
Keith Phipps The Reveal 5 hrs ago
'Mouse' is at once a coming-of-age story and a film about grief with emotional depths as vast as its scope is modest. Go to Full Review
Monica Castillo AV Club 2 days ago
A-
Despite its central pair sharing a lost loved one, Mouse is a lesson on giving each other the space to grieve in their own way. Go to Full Review
Neely Swanson Easy Reader (California) 3 hrs ago
Mouse is that kind of extraordinary small movie that hits all its marks and leaves an indelible impression. Go to Full Review
Robert Kojder Flickering Myth 3 hrs ago
4.5/5
With Mouse, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson have cemented themselves as master storytellers of grief, although the story and its complexities run much deeper than that Go to Full Review
Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment 4 hrs ago
8/10
Even the basic idea here, which involves complicated friendships and grief, is familiar enough, but this is the sort of film that can breathe a lot of life into what it has to offer. A real winner. Go to Full Review
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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 best friends Minnie and Callie are heading into their senior year of high school, with Minnie long living in the protective shadow of the charismatic and admired Callie. When their friendship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer, Minnie struggles to define her own identity and forms a complicated relationship with Callie's poised, attentive mother (Sophie Okonedo), pulling her further from her own chaotic home.
Director
Kelly O'Sullivan, Alex Thompson
Producer
Chelsea Krant, Pierce Cravens, Alex Thompson, Bonnie Comley, Steven A. Jones, Ian Keiser, Stewart F. Lane, Abigail Rose Solomon, Alex Wilson
Screenwriter
Kelly O'Sullivan
Distributor
Independent Film Company
Production Co
Metropolitan Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Teen Drinking|Some Sexual References)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 6, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 0m
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