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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

2008 · 100 min

A gentle, nostalgic Depression-era mystery that feels like a warm, wholesome adventure with a plucky young heroine.

Tagline
Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.
Overview
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • survival
  • justice
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
family, comedy, drama, mystery
Directed by
Patricia Rozema
Written by
Ann Peacock
Starring
Abigail Breslin, Chris O'Donnell, Julia Ormond, Stanley Tucci, Max Thieriot, Joan Cusack, Glenne Headly, Jane Krakowski
Music
Joseph Vitarelli
Cinematography
David Boyd
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Languages
English

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