Trailer For Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard's WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD

Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland, The Social Network) has made his directorial debut with an upcoming dramedy titled When You Finish Saving The World, which stars Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard. I had the opportunity to watch this film at Sundance earlier this year, but I wasn’t the biggest fan. It was a frustrating movie for me.

Here’s the synopsis:

From his bedroom home studio, high school student Ziggy performs original folk-rock songs for an adoring online fan base. This concept mystifies his formal and uptight mother, Evelyn, who runs a shelter for survivors of domestic abuse. While Ziggy is busy trying to impress his socially engaged classmate Lila by making his music less bubblegum and more political, Evelyn meets Angie and her teen son, Kyle, when they seek refuge at her facility. She observes a bond between the two that she’s missing with her own son, and decides to take Kyle under her wing against her better instincts.

I said in my review: “The movie includes all of the quirky things that make a Sundance movie a Sundance movie. It’s politically-charged, it’s a coming-of-age story filled with amusing awkwardness, every relationship is super strained, there’s a dysfunctional family, and then there’s an inappropriate relationship between a mom and a teenage boy.”

When You Finish Saving The World will be released in theaters on January 20th, 2023. Watch the trailer and tell us what you think.