Kit Kittredge: An American Girl poster

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

20081h 40mFamily · Comedy · Drama · Mystery
directed by Patricia Rozema

“Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.”

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6.5 / 10
142 votes
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6.5 / 10
6,513 votes
Metacritic
63 / 100
Rotten Tomatoes
80%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Abigail Breslin·Kit Kittredge
Chris O'Donnell·Mr. Kittredge
Julia Ormond·Mrs. Kittredge
Stanley Tucci·Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
Max Thieriot·Will Shephard
Joan Cusack·Miss Lucinda Bond
Glenne Headly·Mrs. Howard
Jane Krakowski·Miss May Dooley
Wallace Shawn·Mr. Gibson
Madison Davenport·Ruthie Smithens