Our take
Nonnas is a PG comedy about a man opening an Italian restaurant staffed by real grandmothers to honor his late mother. Expect warm food-family themes alongside grief talk, mild hell language, comic kill threats, and wine references. Funeral avoidance and feeding grief are spoken about openly. Fine for tweens and up with room for loss conversations
Uplifting themes
Family, perseverance, and honoring loved ones through food drive the plot The hero keeps trying despite setbacks while the nonnas offer tough love
Story (may spoil tone)
After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs.
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Comic threats and exaggerated kill-me jokes in a light kitchen tone
Comic threats and exaggerated kill-me jokes in a light kitchen tone
Language Mild hell and damn during family arguments fit the PG rating
Mild hell and damn during family arguments fit the PG rating
Sex / nudity No sex found in this title
No sex found in this title
Drugs / alcohol Wine racks, dinner drinking, and smoking references in song lyrics
Wine racks, dinner drinking, and smoking references in song lyrics
Frightening Brief religious exclamations; overall tone stays comic
Brief religious exclamations; overall tone stays comic
Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title
No bullying found in this title
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement Mother's death, funeral avoidance, and feeding grief anchor the story
Mother's death, funeral avoidance, and feeding grief anchor the story
Talk after watching
- Opening the restaurant honors his mother. How can rituals help after a loss?
- The nonnas bring strong opinions and humor. What makes intergenerational teams work?