Tully (2018)

A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.

Director:

Jason Reitman

Writer:

Diablo Cody

Stars:

Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlize Theron	...	Marlo
Mackenzie Davis	...	Tully
Ron Livingston	...	Drew
Asher Miles Fallica	...	Jonah
Lia Frankland	...	Sarah
Mark Duplass	...	Craig
Elaine Tan	...	Elyse
Gameela Wright	...	Laurie
Tattiawna Jones	...	Violet
Stormy Ent	...	Shasta
Maddie Dixon-Poirier	...	Emmy
Bella Star Choy	...	Greta
Dominic Good	...	Dash
Joshua Pak	...	Dallas
Emily Haine	...	Barista

Storyline

The film is about Marlo, a mother of three, including a newborn. Marlo's brother gives her a night nanny as a gift. Hesitant with the extravagance at first, Marlo comes to form a unique bond with the thoughtful, surprising, and sometimes challenging young nanny named Tully.

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Plot Keywords:

waitress fantasy | threesome | bare midriff | split personality | baby | 

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Taglines:

This is a story about motherhood in 2018.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexuality/nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's release date was pushed back a week to avoid competition at the box office with Avengers: Infinity War (2018).

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Goofs

Early in the film, an elderly woman looks disapprovingly at the main character ordering a decaf coffee (after telling her that caffeine is bad for the fetus). In fact, caffeine is bad primarily because it raises blood pressure without providing any nutrients to the fetus. This is not the case with decaf coffee. The blood pressure change associated with decaf coffee is not statistically significant and puts the baby at no risk of harm. Theoretically, if a pregnant mother drank dozens of cups of decaf coffee it *might* increase her blood pressure but it is very unlikely (not to mention very difficult to actually achieve that level of consumption). Most experts agree that caffeine is safe during pregnancy if limited to 200 mg or less per day.

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Quotes

Elyse: [about Marlo's pregnancy] She could have it in the ofuro. We just got this Japanese soaking tub. Craig's boss gave it to us.
Marlo: Wow. My boss once gave me the flu.

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Connections

References The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

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Soundtracks

Witness
Written by Cyndi Lauper and John Turi
Performed by Cyndi Lauper
Published by Rella Music Corp. and Turi Music
Courtesy of Epic Records
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Breast Milk: The Movie

If I told you what this drama mimics, it would ruin the whole movie. And after just seeing it, the twist almost did.

So, yeah, being as vague as possible there so not to ruin it for anyone else. Suffice to say, I really liked 90% of Tully.

Sarcastic, depressed and worn-out mother of two with another on the way, debates on accepting a gift of a Night-Nanny. After several impatient moments with her middle child with obvious, but never spoken, autism, she agrees to accept the help. What follows is a series of nights where the new nanny brings sparks back into the mom's life and things are going great again.

The movie is a nice piece of reality and Charlize can really do no wrong. I absolutely believe she'll become a legend and go down in history books about movies as one of the greats. Is this movie great?

Not really, but it's pretty engaging despite it being so realistic. The cast is great, it was well filmed, acted and the dialogue felt both real and funny at times. One could argue this wasn't just lifted from someone's life.

Ahhh, but here's the age-old question: Is this movie worth spending a ton of money at the movies or just renting/watching on Netflix? The latter is true. It's definitely not a Lifetime® Television for Woman® movie as it even jokes about in the actual film. But, it's just a "at-home, wow, that was good" movie.

Just forget the twist! That was foreseen, dumb and unnecessary. It also reminded me of one of my favorite French Horror Movies that gave me high tension and had the same moronic twist.

***

Final thoughts: And movie, thanks for reminding me, once again, why I don't ever want kids. I don't have 1% of the patience needed. Whew! It's just exhausting seeing this movie and makes me glad about my decision.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 May 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tully

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,282,610, 6 May 2018

Gross USA:

$9,369,755

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,636,462

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, Right of Way Films, Denver and Delilah Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1