Eat Wheaties!

Play trailer

2:12

Eat Wheaties!

2021,

1h 28m,

Comedy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Eat Wheaties!: Trailer 1

Now Playing

View more videos

Watchlist

69%

35 Reviews

Tomatometer

90%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Popcornmeter

69%

Tomatometer

35 Reviews

90%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

Sid Straw (Tony Hale) leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.

Critics Consensus

It frequently fumbles its attempts to balance cringe comedy and sincere drama, but Tony Hale's charm helps keep Eat Wheaties! from getting soggy.

Read Critics Reviews

Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Aug 5, 2026

...could have leaned a little more towards excess in search of greater laughs, but it keep the whole thing on the plane of realism while giving way to tenderness. [Full review in Spanish]

Go to Full Review

Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Nov 13, 2022

2/5

Attempts to redeem the character in the final act, not wholly successfully.

Go to Full Review

Phil Hoad

Guardian

Nov 8, 2022

3/5

The sitcom-ish direction drags it further in the direction of complacency, but Hale and the focused writing ensure it has a kind-hearted integrity.

Go to Full Review

Diandra Reviews

diandrareviewsitall.com

Aug 5, 2026

Make no mistake! The world may see Sid as pathetic, but he is not someone to be steam-rolled or happily denied his due.

Go to Full Review

Terry Staunton

Radio Times

Apr 5, 2023

3/5

Scott Abramovitch paints a portrait of a well-meaning but often naive man who is undone by his own good intentions, with the cringeworthy moments nicely tempered by warmer comic interludes.

Go to Full Review

Mitchell Beaupre

Awards Radar

Sep 22, 2022

2.5/4

There’s an earnestness to this film that finds exactly the right register in which to speak truth to what we all need to hear a little bit more of these days.

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

Scott Abramovitch

Director

Tony Hale

Sid Straw

Paul Walter Hauser

James Fisk

Sarah Chalke

Frankie Riceborough

Danielle Brooks

Wendy

Elisha Cuthbert

Janet Berry-Straw

Corner Office

26%

54%

Corner Office

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Corner Office

A Little White Lie

35%

A Little White Lie

Watchlist

TRAILER

for A Little White Lie

Joy Ride

90%

82%

Joy Ride

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Joy Ride

My Little Sister's Wedding

My Little Sister's Wedding

Watchlist

Dotty & Soul

40%

82%

Dotty & Soul

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Dotty & Soul

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

Eat Wheaties!: Trailer 1

2:12

Now Playing

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

Sid Straw (Tony Hale) leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.

Director: Scott Abramovitch
Producer: Scott Abramovitch, David J. Phillips
Screenwriter: Scott Abramovitch
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Phillm Productions, Embelle Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2021
Runtime: 1h 28m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

Join The Newsletter

Join The Newsletter

Cookie Settings