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(2022) (Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams) (PG-13)

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- QUICK TAKE:
- Drama: A movie-loving teen learns the power of filmmaking in dealing with various personal issues in his life.
- PLOT:
Years after his parents -- classically trained pianist Mitzi (MICHELLE WILLIAMS) and TV repairman turned early computer pioneer Burt (PAUL DANO) -- took his six-year-old self (MATEO ZORYON FRANCIS-DeFORD) -- to see Cecil B. DeMille's "The Greatest Show on Earth" and unintentionally instilled a desire to make movies -- teenage Sammy Fabelman (GABRIEL LaBELLE) now does almost nothing but that. He uses his friends and sisters -- Natalie (KEELEY KARSTEN), Reggie (JULIA BUTTERS), and Lisa (SOPHIA KOPERA) -- as his cast, with his short films delighting his parents and Burt's best friend and business partner, Bennie Loewy (SETH ROGAN).
But Burt's burgeoning success in the computer world results in them moving, with Sammy having to contend with anti-Semitic bullies such as Logan Hall (SAM RECHNER) and Chad Thomas (OAKES FEGLEY), while ultra-Christian classmate Monica Sherwood (CHLOE EAST) finds herself enamored with Sam being Jewish. As he contends with that and his parents' rocky marriage, Sam comes to understand the power of filmmaking in emotionally affecting and manipulating others.
- WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
- If they're fans of Steven Spielberg or filmmaking in general, they'll probably have some interest.
- WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13
- For some strong language, thematic elements, brief violence, and drug use.
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