Greener Grass
A bizarre suburban black comedy turns soccer-mom rivalry, parental anxiety, and status competition into a pastel nightmare of escalating absurdity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- surreal
- biting
- deadpan
- arthouse movie night
- dark comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly recognized the film as visually distinctive and sharply surreal, though its deliberately odd humor and episodic structure divided viewers.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The soccer-mom community’s polished routines conceal escalating rivalry, envy, and bizarre behavior.
The film presents suburban domestic spaces and soccer culture through a strange glow and dreamlike visual distortion.
Characters respond to bizarre transformations and social developments with blunt, matter-of-fact behavior.
Jill, Lisa, and their peers compete over children, social standing, appearance, and personal fulfillment.
Films like Greener Grass, and why
Eraserhead
surreal suburban satire with an unsettling, deadpan comic tone
The Lobster
absurdist comedy exposing social conformity through bizarre domestic rituals
Happiness
darkly comic suburban critique with heightened visual design and dysfunctional family dynamics
Sorry to Bother You
manic, grotesque comedy built from escalating social antagonisms and surreal performances
Movie Details
- Directors
- Jocelyn DeBoer, Dawn Luebbe
- Release Date
- 2019-10-17
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (151)
Cast
- Jocelyn DeBoer
- Dawn Luebbe
- Beck Bennett
- Neil Casey
- Mary Holland
- D'Arcy Carden
- Jim Cummings
- Lauren Adams
- Dot-Marie Jones
- Julian Hilliard
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Greener Grass about?
- A bizarre suburban black comedy turns soccer-mom rivalry, parental anxiety, and status competition into a pastel nightmare of escalating absurdity.
- What is Greener Grass like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Greener Grass as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Greener Grass violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Greener Grass.
- What did critics think of Greener Grass?
- Critics broadly recognized the film as visually distinctive and sharply surreal, though its deliberately odd humor and episodic structure divided viewers.
- Which films are like Greener Grass?
- Films with a similar feel include Eraserhead, The Lobster, Happiness, and Sorry to Bother You.
- How long is Greener Grass?
- Greener Grass runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Greener Grass?
- In United States, Greener Grass streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now.
