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Mabel

2026 • 1h 24m •
Drama
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★ 8.0/10
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Mabel

Mabel centers on Callie, whose only friends are the plants and trees that surround her home. When her dad’s job moves the family to a sterile subdivision, she is utterly isolated—except for her best friend, a potted plant named Mabel. To Callie, Mabel is a peer, a fellow being, maybe overlooked or unseen, but still very much alive.

Top Billed Cast

Lexi Perkel
Lexi Perkel
Callie
Christine Ko
Christine Ko
Angela
Lena Josephine Marano
Lena Josephine Marano
Agnes
Quincy Dunn-Baker
Quincy Dunn-Baker
David
Judy Greer
Judy Greer
Mrs. G
Jim Santangeli
Jim Santangeli
Brian

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T The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy Verified TMDB Critic
2026-07-29

***“The point is you seek knowledge; you follow the science—even if it lands you in some Podunk town with a bunch of idiots who are completely lacking in curiosity. You seek knowledge, you follow the science.”***

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For Nicholas Ma’s directorial debut, **MABEL** offers viewers a quiet, heartwarming glimpse into the insular world of introverted pre-teen Callie (Lexi Perkel), who moves to upstate New York from Virginia with her parents, Angela (Christine Ko) and David (Quincy Dunn-Baker).

Co-written with Joy Goodwin, Ma’s film explores the challenges sixth-grader Callie faces as ...