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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008) 6.6
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6.6/10 from 4,518 users
Metascore: 63/100
Reviews: 24 user | 72 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job. Director:Patricia Rozema |
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| Julia Ormond | ... | ||
| Chris O'Donnell | ... | ||
| Jane Krakowski | ... | ||
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Stirling Howard
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Jefferson Berk
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'Kit Kittredge: An American Mystery' centers around a young girl living in the struggles of the Great Depression. 10 year old Kit lives in a boarding house her parents own in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a passion for writing, & dreams of having something of hers put in the local paper someday. With the help of her friends, Sterling & Ruthie, will her dream finally come true? Written by wgdpink
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 July 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$220,297 (USA) (20 June 2008)Gross:
$17,655,201 (USA) (3 October 2008)Company Credits
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When Kitt gives the Cincinnati Register Editor her stories to read, they are in a portfolio envelope. When the Editor opens the portfolio, he removes an attached, corded elastic band which was stretched around the portfolio. Corded elastic bands for these types of thin cardboard portfolios did not exist in 1934. These envelopes would be tied with an attached, flattened cloth grosgrain ribbon type of tie. See more »Quotes
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When You're Smiling (the Whole World Smiles with You)Written by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin and Larry Shay
Performed by Boshra Alsaadi
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Abigail Breslin is headed for Oscar nomination in this move and I would not be surprised to see this movie receive and Oscar nod for best character set. Let me explain a bit more. Some movies has characters/actors that give very strong performance but do not play well with other characters/actors within a storyline. Yes, Abigail Breslin does maintain a strong presence but without EQUAL interaction with the other characters, the movie would not have played so equal across the scenes.
The story is based in 1934, just a few years into the Great Depression. The Depression scenes plays out it injustice(s) in total disregard to social status, property possessions, job description and of course, the haves and the have not. I've been told stories from people who have lived through the Great Depression and I can tell you that the film comes pretty darn close to reality.
Abigail Breslin and her cohorts has this not so secret clubhouse in the family's yard. Secret initiation ceremonies, secret oath and secret chit-chat dominate the playtime of this secret club. As the movie progresses, we see the club forming ideas to help the less fortunate on the street where they live.
Movies like Kit Kittredge gives me hope that there are a few Hollywood idea men that are left who can present to the world, movies laced with a healthy dose of 'nice' and topped off with a dollop of a kindred spirit.