A Little Game (2014)
Overview
Ostracized at her posh new uptown school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10 year-old downtown girl finds an unlikely mentor in the form of an irascible chess-master, who uses the game to teach Max lessons in resilience, perseverance, and how to embrace inevitable change.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.234 |
Directed By
Evan Oppenheimer
Crew
Evan Oppenheimer
Evan Oppenheimer
Michael Mailer
Alessandro Penazzi
TOP CAST
Ralph Macchio
Tom Kuftinec
Janeane Garofalo
Sarah Kuftinec
F. Murray Abraham
Norman Wallach
Fatima Ptacek
Isabella Diaz
Kimberly Quinn
Laura Langer
Rachel Dratch
Aunt Diane
Olympia Dukakis
Yaya
Tovah Feldshuh
Blackstone Head of School
Oona Laurence
Becky Langer
Makenna Ballard
Max Kuftinec
Fina Strazza
Jez Kuftinec
Gabriel Rush
Jaden
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