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A Kid Like Jake

2018 · 92 min

A quietly tense, emotionally raw look at a marriage strained by the pressures of parenting and a competitive school system.

Directed by: Silas Howard
Genres: Drama
Starring: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer

Overview: On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.

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Directed by: Silas Howard
Genres: Drama
Starring: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
identity
family
gender
class
Places: big city
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	3
Tension	6
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Silas Howard
Written by: Daniel Pearle
Starring: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ann Dowd, Amy Landecker, Leo James Davis, Julia Chan
Music: Roger Neill
Cinematography: Steven Capitano Calitri
Runtime: 92 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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