Jason Bateman directs and stars in this comedy which follows Guy Trilby (Bateman), a 40-year-old school dropout who, after finding a loophole, enters The Golden Quill children's spelling bee and befriends Chaitanya (Rohan Chand), one of his fellow competitors. Due to never having graduated beyond the eighth grade, Guy is able to enter himself into the competition - much to the chagrin of contest officials and the parents of competing children. Meanwhile, Jenny Widgeon (Kathryn Hahn), a local news reporter, attempts to find out Guy's real motivations for entering.

Meryl Streep stars in this comedy drama directed by Jonathan Demme. When Ricki (Streep) made the decision to pursue her dream of becoming a rock star, she left behind her husband Pete (Kevin Kline) and their two children, Julie and Joshua (Mamie Gummer and Sebastian Stan). Years later, Ricki receives a phone call from Pete informing her that Julie is getting a divorce, and he asks her to return home to help her through the difficult time. As Ricki attempts to make up for lost time with her family, she learns that life has moved on without her and has to come to terms with the fact that her children no longer need her.