When your best friend is your only friend.
Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster, are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James. Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, just as she is trying to start a career as a stand-up comedian.
Nate & Margaret (2012) is a comedy film directed by Nathan Adloff, released on June 8, 2012 with a runtime of 1h 19m. It stars Natalie West, Tyler Ross, Conor McCahill and Gaby Hoffmann. Viewers rate it 4.4 out of 10 across 17 ratings.
Natalie West
as Margaret
Tyler Ross
as Nate
Conor McCahill
as James
Gaby Hoffmann
as Darla
Michael Emery
as Chad
Directed by Nathan Adloff, written by Nathan Adloff and Justin D.M. Palmer, produced by Ash Christian.
Average viewer score of 4.4/10 from 17 ratings.
This is the story of an unlikely friendship between a 19 year old gay boy and his socially awkward 52 old neighbor (talking major cringe factor awkward). Things go well for them until he gets his first boyfriend, and as sometimes happens, the boyfriend has a very negative influence on him and this causes Nate to lash out (verbally) and hurt the people around him. He then withdraws for months, but eventually he…
Reviewed on August 29, 2026
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Nate & Margaret (2012) is available to stream on Cineverse Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Nate & Margaret (2012) includes Natalie West, Tyler Ross, Conor McCahill, Gaby Hoffmann and Michael Emery. The film was directed by Nathan Adloff. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Nate & Margaret was released on June 8, 2012 and runs for 1h 19m.
Nate & Margaret (2012) holds an average rating of 4.4 out of 10 from 17 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
