

Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Acting
McKenna Grace is terrifyingly convincing as a tiny genius.
Writing
The custody hearing monologue hits like a truck.
Direction
Marc Webb keeps sentimentality just this side of saccharine.

Director
Marc Webb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The math equations on Mary's chalkboard are real unsolved Millennium Prize problems—Marc Webb consulted actual mathematicians.
The film sparked real debates about 'gifted' education and whether prodigy pressure constitutes child abuse.