Your hot mess aunt era starts now — no refunds, no returns.
A carefree writer agrees to watch her uptight sister’s gifted children for a week, navigating teenage romance, elementary school politics, and her own messy love life while learning what it means to be a loving aunt and responsible adult.
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like sisters fighting.
Acting
Lead sells the hot mess aunt transformation.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'messy aunt' archetype is having a renaissance as millennials delay parenthood and romanticize the cool aunt lifestyle.
Gifted children in film often serve as emotional mirrors for adult protagonists — here, they force her to confront her own arrested development.
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