About this movie
Nate is an excitable millennial novelist forced to leave his fabulous city life behind and move in with his grandparents after a bad breakup. But when his Holocaust-surviving grandfather Saul shows signs of cognitive decline and his grandmother Miriam refuses to acknowledge her husband’s early signs of dementia, Nate finds himself torn between his desire to escape retirement community life, family responsibilities, and an unexpected romance with his grandparents’ doctor.
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Cast
grandparent grandchild relationship
dementia
holocaust (shoah) survivor
lgbt
family dynamics
millennial
independent film
generational divide
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Questions about Bookends
How long is Bookends?
Bookends has a runtime of 1h 39m (1 hour and 39 minutes).
Who directed Bookends?
Bookends was directed by Mike Doyle and released in 2026.
What genre is Bookends?
Bookends is a Drama, Comedy film (2026).
Who stars in Bookends?
The cast of Bookends includes Noam Ash, F. Murray Abraham, Caroline Aaron, Charlie Barnett, Jared Reinfeldt.
