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
Chris Evans
Frank Adler
Mckenna Grace
Mary Adler
Lindsay Duncan
Evelyn Adler
Jenny Slate
Bonnie Stevenson
Octavia Spencer
Roberta Taylor
Glenn Plummer
Greg Cullen
John Finn
Aubrey Highsmith
Kelly Collins Lintz
Claire Larsen
Joe Chrest
Kevin Larsen
Keir O'Donnell
Bradley Pollard
John M. Jackson
Judge Edward Nichols
Julie Ann Emery
Pat Golding
Jona Xiao
Lijuan
Candace B. Harris
Carly Rosen
Jon Sklaroff
Seymore Shankland
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.
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