A Little Game

Name: A Little Game
Genre: Adventure, Family
Released: December 12, 2014
Duration: 92 min

2014

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Main Street Films | Release Date: December 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Ten year-old Maxine Kuftinec lives in Greenwich Village with her overworked parents and her little sister. Max is happily ensconced at her local public school, but when the opportunity arises for her to switch to the Blackstone Academy, a prestigious uptown all-girls private school, she feels obliged to do so. Max doesn't fit inTen year-old Maxine Kuftinec lives in Greenwich Village with her overworked parents and her little sister. Max is happily ensconced at her local public school, but when the opportunity arises for her to switch to the Blackstone Academy, a prestigious uptown all-girls private school, she feels obliged to do so. Max doesn't fit in immediately at the Blackstone Academy, amidst the privileged girls who get picked up in giant black SUV's every day. She stops by the chess club one day, thinking that someone there can teach her how to play, but she is humiliated by Isabella, the alpha girl among her new classmates, who quickly ascertains Max's ignorance, and publicly ridicules her for it. Eventually, at the Washington Square chess boards, she meets a grizzled codger named Norman who may be able to help her, in learning both how to play chess and how to deal with her new life.… Expand

Director: Evan Oppenheimer

Genre(s): Adventure, Family

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Frank Scheck

Dec 11, 2014

A Little Game is a sweetly well-intentioned effort that displays a personal stamp even while occasionally descending into mawkishness. Read full review

Chris Packham

Dec 9, 2014

A Little Game is 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. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Dec 11, 2014

Cartoonish in its depiction of class disparities, A Little Game gains some subtlety from its performers: Mr. Abraham, an old pro, does fine work alongside Ms. Ballard, a newcomer. Read full review

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Living4theCity

Feb 13, 2015

A Little Game is a delightful movie for kids, and also for their parents. It's an accurate depiction of the difficulties of parenting in today's world, with the impossible balances of family, money, and happiness. And, for kids, it's an anthem of empowerment -- or, as the movie puts it,A Little Game is a delightful movie for kids, and also for their parents. It's an accurate depiction of the difficulties of parenting in today's world, with the impossible balances of family, money, and happiness. And, for kids, it's an anthem of empowerment -- or, as the movie puts it, "don't let life happen to you, you happen to life". It sounds better in Greek (as Olympia Dukakis's character mutters).

A fun, magical, and touching movie for all ages.… Expand

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