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The Summer Book

The Summer Book

2024Movie⏱️ 1h 30m
Drama
6.5
IMDB Rating
1,156 votes

Follows the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland.

Director
Charlie McDowell
Writers
Robert Jones, Tove Jansson
Stars
Emily Matthews, Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie
Release Date
September 19, 2025
Language
English
Country
United States, Finland, United Kingdom
🎯 2
Nominations
💬 7
Reviews
📋 4.3K
Watchlists
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Emily Matthews
as Sophia
Glenn Close
Glenn Close
as Grandmother
Anders Danielsen Lie
Anders Danielsen Lie
as Father
Ingvar Sigurdsson
Ingvar Sigurdsson
as Eriksson
Pekka Strang
Pekka Strang
as Mr. Malander
Sophia Heikkilä
Sophia Heikkilä
as Mrs. Malander
Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
as Self
👤
Theo Zilliacus
as Tofer

💰 Box Office

$146,725
Worldwide Gross
$55,044
Domestic Gross
$9,155
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kotka, Finland
Production
Free Range Films, Stille Productions, High Frequency Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

islandbased on novelgirlgulf of finlandgrandmother

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A Poetic and Timeless Portrait of Summer, Family and Belonging
by jonaslindeman2025-08-24
10/10

""The Summer Book" is a beautifully intimate film that gently captures the relationship between a grandmother and her granddaughter. Glenn Close delivers a moving and nuanced performance, grounding the story with both strength and tenderness. The cinematography is stunning, with colors and tones that feel timeless yet deeply evocative of a summer long gone. The archipelago setting is not only visually breathtaking but also becomes a character of its own, framing the story with stillness, beauty, and authenticity. This is a poetic and heartfelt film that deserves far more recognition t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Began filming during Summer 2023.

📖 Synopsis

Follows the inspirational tale of a young girl and her grandmother spending a summer on a small, uninhabited island in the Gulf of Finland.