After her husband goes missing, Sue Buttons, played by Allison Janney, an under-appreciated suburban wife, gets a taste of being a local celebrity as she embarks on a city-wide search in Yuba County to find him.
To prolong her newfound fame, she stumbles into hilarious hijinks as her world turns upside down, dodging a wanna-be mobster, played by Awkwafina, a relentless local policewoman, played by Regina Hall, her half-sister, played by Mila Kunis, a local news reporter desperate for a story, and her husband’s dead-beat brother, played by Jimmi Simpson, who all set out to uncover the truth behind the disappearance.
Directed by Tate Taylor, who brought us The Help, and the talented cast, including Juliette Lewis, should make Breaking News in Yuba County worth seeing.