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Nonnas
Sign in to saveNonnas is a 2025 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, written by Liz Maccie, and starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro with Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon. The film is based on the life of Joe Scaravella, who created the Staten Island (New York City) restaurant Enoteca Maria. He risks everything to honor his recently deceased, beloved mother by opening an Italian restaurant with actual grandmothers as chefs.
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6.8After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs.
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella
- Lorraine Bracco as Roberta
- Talia Shire as Teresa
- Susan Sarandon as Gia
- Linda Cardellini as Olivia
- Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella
Themes
- restaurant
- revitalization
- based on true story
- italian restaurant
- second chance
- brooklyn, new york city
- death of mother
- staten island, new york city
- italian cuisine
- celebratory
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Nonnas
- Film.image
- Nonnas (2025) poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Release poster
- Film.director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Film.writer
- Liz Maccie
- Film.cinematography
- Florian Ballhaus
- Film.editing
- Anne McCabe
- Film.music
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Film.distributor
- Netflix
- Film.runtime
- 114 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- FilmAffinity ID
- 992610
- Image
- Nonnas 2025.png
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- publication date
- 2025-05-09
- review score
- 57/100
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Nonnas is a 2025 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, written by Liz Maccie, and starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, Talia Shire, Brenda Vaccaro with Linda Cardellini and Susan Sarandon. The film is based on the life of Joe Scaravella, who created the Staten Island (New York City) restaurant Enoteca Maria. He risks everything to honor his recently deceased, beloved mother by opening an Italian restaurant with actual grandmothers as chefs.
A co-production of Fifth Season, 1Community, Madison Wells, and Matador Content, the film was released on Netflix on May 9, 2025, and received mostly positive reviews. As the film was released during Mother's Day weekend in the United States, the film hit No. 1 in the country.