Directed by:
Dennis LeeCast:
Toni Collette, Michael Sheen, Jason Spevack, Samantha Weinstein, Aaron Abrams, Paul Braunstein, Torri Webster, Chris Ratz, Sarah Orenstein, Daniel Matmor (more)VOD (1)
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This colorful, modern family comedy revolves around 10-year-old boy genius Henry James Herman (Jason Spevack) and his fervently left-wing single mother Patricia (Toni Collette), who works at the local university's cafeteria. A misfit from birth, Henry's precocious, rabble-rousing ways catch up with him when he gets kicked out of school for writing "Manifestos on the Nature of Truth." Meanwhile, 12-year-old Audrey (Samantha Weinstein) has her own problems because of her single father, university professor Dr. Slavkin O'Hara (Michael Sheen), who used her as the test subject for his best-selling book Born Gay or Made that Way? Needless to say, she gets a not-so-nice nickname from her classmates. When Henry scores a scholarship to the university as a child prodigy, the two families cross paths and everything they knew about their lives is thrown to the wind. Writer/director Dennis Lee gives all characters their fair share of snappy dialogue and off-the-wall moments of hilarity, spiking the film with playful charm and visual flair. Collette and Sheen effortlessly flex their comedic muscles with bright newcomers Spevack and Weinstein in this whimsical tale. (Tribeca Film)
(more)Cast
Toni Collette
Australia
Best movies:
The Sixth Sense (1999)
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Michael Sheen
UK
Best movies:
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Jason Spevack
Canada
Best movies:
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Samantha Weinstein
Canada
Best movies:
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Aaron Abrams
Canada
Best movies:
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Paul Braunstein
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Torri Webster
Canada
Best movies:
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Chris Ratz
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Sarah Orenstein
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Daniel Matmor
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Kate Hewlett
Canada
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Oprah Winfrey
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Dewshane Williams
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Cameron Kennedy
USA
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Austin Macdonald
Canada
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Frank Moore
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Keith Dinicol
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Mark Caven
Canada
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Melyssa Ade
Canada
Best movies:
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Drew Davis
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