Eenie Meanie (2025)
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A former getaway driver is pulled back into a life of crime to save her ex-boyfriend from a mob boss.
The story
In 2007 Cleveland, fourteen-year-old Edie Meaney is forced to drive her drunk parents away from a bar to avoid arrest, resulting in a tragic accident that leaves her mother dead and her father paralyzed. After surviving abusive foster homes, Edie is rescued by John, a petty criminal. The two begin a life of crime as getaway drivers for a mob boss who nicknames her 'Eenie Meanie'. Fourteen years later, Edie has attempted to leave that life behind to work at a bank. However, after being knocked unconscious during a robbery and discovering she is pregnant, she is forced to intervene in John's dangerous dealings once again.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In 2007 Cleveland, fourteen-year-old Edie Meaney is forced to drive her drunk parents away from a bar to avoid arrest, resulting in a tragic accident that leaves her mother dead and her father paralyzed. After surviving abusive foster homes, Edie is rescued by John, a petty criminal. The two begin a life of crime as getaway drivers for a mob boss who nicknames her 'Eenie Meanie'. Fourteen years later, Edie has attempted to leave that life behind to work at a bank. However, after being knocked unconscious during a robbery and discovering she is pregnant, she is forced to intervene in John's dangerous dealings once again. John reveals he has kidnapped a card counter, Leo, but Leo is accidentally killed by a truck. To save John's life, Nico forces Edie to steal a car containing $3 million in cash from a casino in Toledo. During the heist, Edie and John encounter a rival driver, Perm Walters. After a high-speed chase, Perm is killed. Edie delivers the cash to the mob boss, but John kills the handlers to keep the money. Realizing his mistake, John promises to change, but Edie shoots him dead. Edie eventually starts her own auto repair business and a new life with her son.
- First release year
- 2025
- Runtime (minutes)
- 106
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Shawn Simmons
- Writers
- Shawn Simmons · writer; Wayne · writer
- Cast and characters
- Samara Weaving · Edie Meaney / Eenie Meanie; Elle Graham · young Edie; Karl Glusman · John; Andy Garcia · Nico; Steve Zahn · Dad Meaney; Jermaine Fowler · The Chaperone; Marshawn Lynch · Perm Walters; Mike O'Malley · George
- Genres
- action; heist; comedy; thriller; crime
- Themes
- loyalty; consequences of crime; motherhood; redemption
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; dramedy; tense; melodramatic
- Premise and plot tags
- heist; crime; road movie; action; dramedy
- Reception
- The film received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the lead performance and action sequences while some found the plot structure and ending unsatisfying. It was a top-performing and most-streamed film on Hulu in August 2025.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 47 · scale: 100 · review count: 10
- Production trivia
- Shooting caused detours for the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority 10L and 14 bus routes.; The film was originally announced as an untitled thriller written by Wayne creator Shawn Simmons.
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