Filled with fall celebrations, pumpkins, hilarity, and poignancy, Fathom Entertainment and Double Nickle’s Entertainment’GROW—from Fathom Entertainment and Double Nickle’s Entertainment—is a wonderful tale about love, family, and the belief in something beyond yourself. It opens nationwide October 17-23.

 Directed by John McPhail (director of Anna and the Apocalypse), GROW stars Jeremy Swift (the head of football operations in “Ted Lasso”), Priya-Rose Brookwell (“The Lazarus Project”), Golda Rosheuvel (“Bridgerton”), Dominic McLaughlin (“Harry Potter”) and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz).

 About GROW
Welcome to the pumpkin capital of the world, where the pumpkins are epic, the rivalries are fierce, and the competition is anything but garden variety. Dinah Little (Rosheuvel) is a no-nonsense farmer with a tough-as-a-pumpkin exterior. After receiving a call from an orphanage, she learns she has an abandoned niece, Charlie (Brookwell), whom she reluctantly takes in. Dinah is not quick to affection, and Charlie is not one for sitting still. Dinah throws Charlie into farm life, sleeves rolled up and hands in the dirt. Then comes the town’s biggest spectacle, the annual pumpkin-growing contest, a Halloween season tradition that brings out wild stunts, eccentric characters, and record-setting drama. But Charlie has something no one else does; a special knack for connecting with plants that quietly reflects her own longing to feel just as seen and loved. But as both pumpkin and plot thicken—and rival growers pull every trick in the book—will Charlie and Dinah’s unlikely entry stand tall against the fiercest competition the town has ever seen? As her pumpkin grows bigger, so does her bond with her Aunt Dinah. Together they discover that the real prize is not measured in pounds, but in joy, laughter, and community. What begins as a seed blossoms into an exuberant and hilarious story of crazed competition, found family, and love that grows as boundless as the pumpkins themselves.

 The quaint British community that is the setting for GROW is beautiful. From the landscape to the farms, to the town square, to the grand manor, everything looks like it came out of a Grimm’s fairytale.

 The script is well-written. GROW at once is both hilarious and poignant. The interesting characters are fully-developed and believable. There were several I thought, “I know someone who is just like them.” The storyline shows the growing affection between Charlie and Dinah as two people who long for family. The script hides the real villain quite well. There were times when I thought the villain was this person, and a few scenes later, I knew it was that person. 

The acting is strong. Brookwell plays Charlie as a young girl with a tough girl exterior who just wants to be with her mother and to be loved. Rosheuvel portrays Dinah as a hardened single woman who is doing whatever she can to keep the family farm. Her no-nonsense approach to raising Charlie is a testament to true parenting. Nick Frost portrays Arlo as Dinah’s quirky friend—and possibly former beau—with a nuanced slapstick. Dominic McLaughlin brings Oliver to life as Charlie’s real friend.

With a runtime of 1 hour, 47 minutes, GROW is rated PG for thematic elements, some suggestive references, and brief language.

GROW is a wonderful film for viewers of all ages.

Tickets for GROW
Tickets for GROW are available now at Fathom Entertainment and participating theatre box offices (theatre locations are subject to change). 
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