The Plot: Bereaved older woman Elle (Lily Tomlin) receives a visit from her 18-year-old granddaughter Sage (Julia Garner), who desperately needs money to have an abortion. The pair then embark on a road trip to scrape up the cash and work through their problems. Why It's Awesome: Lily Tomlin has been waiting thirty years for another leading part, and what a doozy she's ended up with. The legendary actress gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the prickly, forlorn and hilarious titular character, while Garner impressively manages to keep up with her pound-for-pound. At less than 80 minutes in length, it doesn't waste a frame of screen time, tightly riffing on the disparity between young and old as a highly unconventional road movie unfolds. There's also a brilliant part carved out for Sam Elliot, who robs the movie away from Tolin during his extended cameo. Most impressive of all is that, amid all this, it never becomes a lecture about abortion, and smoothly takes the non-judgemental, seemingly agenda-free approach.