Suze
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When her daughter leaves for university, an empty-nest mother gets stuck caring for her daughter's heartbroken ex-boyfriend, whom she can't stand.
Why watch: The odd-couple comedy you didn't know you needed.
Cast
Michaela Watkins as Suze
Charlie Gillespie as Gage
Sara Waisglass as Brooke
Aaron Ashmore as Rick
Rainbow Sun Francks as Carl
Sandy Jobin-Bevans as Alan
Tricia Black as Tanice
Sorika Horng as Jacinta
Oscar Hsu as Paul
Neha Kohli as Dr. Ali
E. Fegan DeCordova as Tami
Ordena Stephens as Lorraine
Ajahnis Charley as Naveed
Crew
Linsey Stewart — Director
Dane Clark — Director
Dane Clark — Writer
Linsey Stewart — Writer
Matt Code — Producer
Kristy Neville — Producer
Julie Strifler — Co-Producer
Natalie Urquhart — Co-Producer
Michaela Watkins — Executive Producer
Jordan Kennington — Director of Photography
Hugh Elchuk — Editor
William Ng — Costume Design
Community Reviews
Apr 25, 2026
I saw this at the Santa Barbara Film Festival a few years back and loved it. It really stuck in my mind as an example of an independent film delivering the kind of pure comedic entertainment that studio comedies were once known for. It's not an "indie comedy" in the way that term can sometimes signal inaccessible or quirky. Instead, it's broad in the best sense; I remember it as a film you can watch with anyone and have some big laughs. Definitely one of the best comedies I saw that year and exactly the type of film that would have sold to the studios/streamers ten years ago.