Tow

Premise

Amanda Ogle, a homeless Seattle woman, fights her way out of "tow-company hell" to reclaim the car that had held her life together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634.

Cast

Rose Byrne as Amanda Ogle

Dominic Sessa as Kevin, Amanda's lawyer

Demi Lovato as Nova, a homeless shelter resident

Ariana DeBose as Denise, a homeless shelter resident

Octavia Spencer as Barb, manager of a homeless shelter for women

Simon Rex as Cliff, a tow truck company employee.

Elsie Fisher as Avery, Amanda's estranged child

Lea DeLaria as Jocelyn, a homeless shelter resident

Corbin Bernsen as Martin La Rosa, the lawyer for the tow truck company

Bree Elrod as Lorraine

Becky Ann Baker as Debbie

Production

In February 2024, it was announced that Rose Byrne was cast in the film, which she would also produce. Later that same month, it was announced that Dominic Sessa was cast in the film. In March 2024, it was announced that Demi Lovato was cast in the film. In April 2024, it was announced that Ariana DeBose was added to the cast. It was also announced that same month that Octavia Spencer was cast in the film. Later that same month, it was announced that Simon Rex was also cast.

Filming occurred in Cranford and Bayonne, New Jersey in April 2024.

Release

Tow had its world premiere at the 2025 Tribeca Festival on June 7 at the Spotlight Narrative section. In September 2025, the film's U.S. distribution rights were acquired by Roadside Attractions and Vertical for a 2026 release. The film was released in the United States on March 20, 2026.

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 77% of 69 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.4/10. The website's consensus reads: "A humble story of persistence given outsized punch by Rose Byrne's spiky performance, Tow parks itself comfortably in the company of genuinely life-affirming dramas." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Christian Zilko of IndieWire graded the film a B−. Pete Hammond of Deadline Hollywood gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Ultimately, Laing and company deliver a story of perseverance, heart, and real fight, the kind of small human story we see less frequently these days, but need now more than ever. Tow is a winner". Lovia Gyarke of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Still, in its modest way, Tow sends a powerful message about how many of us have more in common with a person sleeping in a car than we do the billionaires we've been conditioned to admire".