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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.
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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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.
More about Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
Cast
Abigail BreslinKit Kittredge
Chris O'DonnellMr. Kittredge
Julia OrmondMrs. Kittredge
Stanley TucciMr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
Max ThieriotWill Shephard
Joan CusackMiss Lucinda Bond
Glenne HeadlyMrs. Howard
Jane KrakowskiMiss May DooleyCredits
- Directed by
- Patricia Rozema
- Written by
- Ann Peacock, Valerie Tripp
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- An American Girl Collection
- Budget
- $10M
- Box office
- $17.7M
Production
- American Girl Brands
New Line CinemaUnited States- Goldsmith-Thomas Productions
- Red Om FilmsUnited States
HBO FilmsUnited States
PicturehouseUnited States
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