Grow is a 2025 British family comedy film starring Nick Frost, Golda Rosheuvel, Priya-Rose Brookwell, Dominic McLaughlin, and Jeremy Swift. It tells the story of Dinah, a farmer whose niece, Charlie, can telepathically connect with plants and make them grow to immense proportions.
Cast Golda Rosheuvel as Dinah Priya-Rose Brookwell as Charlie Nick Frost as Arlo Joe Wilkinson as Boris Mudd Tim McInnerny as Lord Smythe-Gherkin Jane Horrocks as Lady Smythe-Gherkin Kathryn Drysdale as Charlie's mother Fisayo Akinade as Kevin Sharon Rooney as Sharon Jeremy Swift as Mr Gregory Alan Carr as MC Dominic McLaughlin as Oliver Gregory
Production The film is directed by John McPhail and produced by Double Nickel Entertainment in association with Sky Studios and Orogen Entertainment. The film is written by Nick Guthe, Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher Gage, Mark Huckerby and Nick Ostler. Principal photography took place in Scotland in 2024.
The ensemble cast includes Golda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost, Jeremy Swift, Tim McInnerny and Jane Horrocks, and also features Priya-Rose Brookwell, Joe Wilkinson, Kathryn Drysdale, Fisayo Akinade, Sharon Rooney and Alan Carr.
Release Grow premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival in Scotland on August 16, 2025.Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 Program, Edinburgh International Film Festival, retrieved September 8, 2025.
The film was later screened at the Montreal International Film Festival in Canada, which took place from August 22 to 24, 2025 and where it won the Best Cast Award.Montreal International Film Festival 2025 Winners, Montreal International Film Festival, retrieved September 8, 2025.
It was also screened at the Canada International Children's Film Festival on August 23–24, 2025, where it won the Best Feature Film Award.Canada International Children's Film Festival 2025 Awards, Canada International Children's Film Festival, retrieved September 8, 2025.
The film further screened at IFF Young Horizon, Dinard Festival of British & Irish Film, FilmColumbia Festival, Cambridge Film Festival, Into Film Festival, British Film Festival Australia, POFF Just Film, Ale Kino! Festival, and the Gijon Film Festival.
The film was set to be released theatrically in the United States on October 3, 2025. Following the announcement of the release of Taylor Swift's The Official Release Party of a Showgirl on the same day, Grow moved its release date to October 17.
Accolades Year Award/Festival Category Recipient Result 2025 Montreal International Film Festival Best Cast Cast Won2025Calgary International Film FestivalAudience Choice Award Contemporary World CinemaFilmWon 2025 Canada International Children's Film Festival Best Feature Film Film Won 2025 Canada International Children's Film Festival Most Entertaining Film Film Nominated 2025 Canada International Children's Film Festival Children's Jury Award Film Nominated 2025 Canada International Children's Film Festival Parents’ Jury Award Film Nominated 2025 Canada International Children's Film Festival Best Rising Star Priya-Rose Brookwell Nominated
References
External links
Official U.S. website and ticketing for Grow