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A Little Game

Play trailer Poster for A Little Game PG,  2014,  1h 32m,  Kids & Family/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Ostracized at her new school and grief-stricken over her grandmother's death, a 10-year-old girl learns about persevering in the face of inevitable change from an irascible chess master.

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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Dec 11, 2014
Nothing in the film charms like a closing credit: "Filmed entirely in New York City. Obviously." Go to Full Review
Chris Packham Village Voice Dec 9, 2014
An OK children's movie that can only be appreciated by kids, who have not yet been callused by the awfulness of both chess metaphors and the old ladies in films who are always spouting gauzy generalities about the magic of life. Go to Full Review
John Noonan FILMINK (Australia) Aug 12, 2015
A Little Game does feel light enough to be carried away with the next breeze, but it's hard to fault its charm and its young cast. Go to Full Review
Renee Schonfeld Common Sense Media Jan 21, 2015
3/5
Earnest coming-of-age film uses chess as a metaphor. Go to Full Review
Frank Lovece Film Journal International Dec 11, 2014
This is [director Evan Oppenheimer's] fifth film. He should have the basics down by now. Go to Full Review
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Rey W Feb 11, 2017 What if we made Karate Kid but with a girl learning chess instead, and ironically her father is played by Ralph Machio? This is that movie. See more
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Evan Oppenheimer

Director

F. Murray Abraham

Norman Wallach

Ralph Macchio

Tom

Olympia Dukakis

YaYa

Janeane Garofalo

Sarah Kuftinec

Makenna Ballard

Max

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ostracized at her new school and grief-stricken over her grandmother's death, a 10-year-old girl learns about persevering in the face of inevitable change from an irascible chess master.
Director
Evan Oppenheimer
Producer
Michael Mailer, Sammy Silver, Dennis Turcinovic
Screenwriter
Evan Oppenheimer
Production Co
Michael Mailer Films, A Little Game, Black Sand Pictures
Rating
PG (Mild Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 5, 2016
Runtime
1h 32m
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