According to Greta (released as Surviving Summer in the United Kingdom)[1] is a 2009 American drama film directed by Nancy Bardawil and starring Hilary Duff, Evan Ross, Melissa Leo, Michael Murphy, and Ellen Burstyn.

Pushed aside by her mother, Karen, who is on her third marriage, Greta is shipped off to her grandparents for the summer, staying with them in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.

Greta's snarky attitude results in her being offered a job as a waitress at a local seafood restaurant.

Julie tells her that his experience made him determined to do something positive with his life and he attempts to convince Greta to not give up on hers.

The near catastrophe gives Greta a wake-up call and shows her how deeply her own actions affect those around her.

Julie's advice calms Greta and she returns to the house to find her mother has already packed up her things.

The three women bond looking at old pictures and the film ends with Greta leaving her suicide notebook in the ocean and in a voice over (letter to her mom) thanking her for letting her stay for the rest of the summer with her grandparents.

The film is based in Asbury Park, Ocean Grove and Neptune,[2] according to Steve Gorelick of the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission in Newark.

The film was released under the alternative title Surviving Summer in the UK by Icon Home Entertainment.