What is The Grotto (2025) about?

When her fiancé dies unexpectedly, 40-something Alice Kendall (Betsy Brandt) inherits half-interest in a struggling nightclub called The Grotto, located in the remote, desert town of Joshua Tree, California. Named for the fabled grotto in Lourdes, France, where tourists trek to experience the healing waters, this Grotto has eccentric musical acts, a fritzing neon sign, peeling paint and a styrofoam fountain that's dry as a bone. When Alice meets Victor (Jonathan Del Arco), the other owner, they each discover a shocking secret that turns their lives upside down. To make matters worse, the music management company she’s been working for is shutting down, the house she and her fiancé shared is sold, and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother (Susan Sullivan).

The Grotto (2025)

Name: The Grotto (2025)
Genre: Comedy,Drama
Released: 2025-05-16

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Who directed The Grotto (2025)?: Joanna Gleason

What is The Grotto (2025) about?: When her fiancé dies unexpectedly, 40-something Alice Kendall (Betsy Brandt) inherits half-interest in a struggling nightclub called The Grotto, located in the remote, desert town of Joshua Tree, California. Named for the fabled grotto in Lourdes, France, where tourists trek to experience the healing waters, this Grotto has eccentric musical acts, a fritzing neon sign, peeling paint and a styrofoam fountain that's dry as a bone. When Alice meets Victor (Jonathan Del Arco), the other owner, they each discover a shocking secret that turns their lives upside down. To make matters worse, the music management company she’s been working for is shutting down, the house she and her fiancé shared is sold, and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her mother (Susan Sullivan).