Ashby

Ed Wallis has just moved to a new town with his mother, who is now single, and he is trying to find his footing at a new high school. For a class assignment that requires him to interview an older person, he approaches Ashby Holt, the eccentric neighbor next door. The two form an unlikely friendship, but it is tested when Ed learns that Ashby is a retired CIA assassin living with a terminal diagnosis and looking to settle old scores before he dies. Ed is also navigating his own life, including a growing connection with a clever classmate named Eloise.

The film is directed and written by Tony McNamara, with Mickey Rourke starring as Ashby Holt and Nat Wolff as Ed Wallis. Emma Roberts plays Eloise, Sarah Silverman appears as Ed's mother June, and Kevin Dunn plays Coach Bruton. It is a blend of comedy, drama, and romance released in 2015, running 102 minutes.

On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 6.4 from around 17,000 votes, while on TMDB it has a 6.2 from roughly 470 votes. A critics' rating of 5.5 from 21 reviews places it below the audience scores, suggesting that general viewers responded somewhat more favorably than professional reviewers.