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Tangles 2026
Tangles represents a 2026 adult animated biographical drama film directed by Leah Nelson, co-written with Sarah Leavitt and Trev Renney, adapting Leavitt's graphic novel Tangles: A Story About Alzheimer's, My Mother and Me. The movie features Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Abbi Jacobson, Bryan Cranston, Beanie Feldstein, Seth Rogen, Samira Wiley, Pamela Adlon, Pat Finn, Phil Rosenthal, Adam Shapiro, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, and Bowen Yang.
This film made its world premiere within the Special Screenings segment of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2026, receiving nominations for both the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. The production plans to open in select U.S. theaters on January 15, 2027 followed by a broader release date of January 22.
Cast
- Abbi JacobsonSarah
- Fern GrandinYoung Sarah
- Julia Louis-DreyfusMidge
- Bryan CranstonRob
- Samira WileyDonimo
- Beanie FeldsteinHannah
- Seth RogenZach
- Pamela AdlonAunt Debbie
- Sarah SilvermanAunt Sukey
- Bowen YangDale
- Wanda SykesPaula
- Philip RosenthalRabbi
- Adam ShapiroGregory
- Pat FinnAgent Nelson
- Sugar Lyn BeardFlight Attendant
Crew
- Director
- Leah Nelson
- Screenplay
- Leah Nelson, Sarah Leavitt, Trev Renney
- Producer
- Vicky Patel, Steve Barnett, Alan Powell, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Alex McAtee, Lauren Miller Rogen, Jennifer W. Ray, Jay Grandin, Teresa Toews, Leah Nelson
- Editing
- David Avery
- Music
- Dan Romer
Details
- Production
- Giant Ant Films, Lylas Pictures, Monarch Media, Point Grey Pictures
- Distributor
- Independent Film Company, Sapan Studio
