Movie
A Kid Like Jake
Overview
On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-06-01
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Burn Later Productions, Bankside Films, Double Nickel Entertainment, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology, That's Wonderful Productions, XS Media
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Claire Danes as Alex Wheeler
- Jim Parsons as Greg Wheeler
- Octavia Spencer as Judy
- Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Amal
- Ann Dowd as Catherine
- Amy Landecker as Sandra
- Leo James Davis as Jake Wheeler
- Julia Chan as Michelle
- Lee Aaron Rosen as Tom Hedwall
- Kelly Deadmon as Cynthia Hedwall
- Olivia Bond as Kimmie Hedwall
- Rhys Bhatia as Sanjay
Crew
- Silas Howard - Director
- Daniel Pearle - Writer
- Daniel Pearle - Story
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