| Harriet (Shirley MacLaine) is a successful| retired businesswoman who wants to control everything around her until the bitter end. To make sure her life story is
told her way| she pays off her local newspaper to have her obituary written in advance under her watchful eye. But Anne (Amanda Seyfried)| the young journalist
assigned to the task| refuses to follow the script and instead insists on finding out the true facts about Harriett's life| resulting in a life-altering friendship.|
Harriett is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life altering friendship.