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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Patricia Rozema

Writers (WGA):

Ann Peacock (written by)
Valerie Tripp (Kit Kittredge stories)

Contact:

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Release Date:

2 July 2008 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Family | Mystery more

Plot:

Set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression, Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job. full summary | full synopsis

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations more

User Comments:

About time they made these kind of movies for kids more (20 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Also Known As:

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:G (certificate #44219) | Argentina:Atp | Singapore:G | Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Shot in 27 days. more

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Kitt gives the Cincinnati Register Editor her stories to read, they are in a portfolio envelope. When the Editor opens the portfolio, he removes an attached, corded elastic band which was stretched around the portfolio. Corded elastic bands for these types of thin cardboard portfolios did not exist in 1934. These envelopes would be tied with an attached, flattened cloth grosgrain ribbon type of tie. more

Quotes:

Kit Kittredge: [very serious] Do you swear allegiance to the Treehuse Club?
Florence Stone: [solemn] I do.
Kit Kittredge: And if the Ninth Street Club asks you to join their club?
Florence Stone: I will laugh in their faces.
Frances Stone: [whispering] Florence! You're *supposed* to say, 'I will decline'!
Florence Stone: Oh.
[very seriously]
Florence Stone: I will decline... and laugh.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Zach Braff/Maroon 5 (#32.20)" (2007) more

Soundtrack:

Lullaby of Broadway more


FAQ

What history "lessons" are presented in "Kit Kittredge"?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
Who are all the boarders?
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33 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
About time they made these kind of movies for kids, 2 July 2008
7/10
Author: chufas-63183 from United States

It's about time they made these movies for kids instead of the shoot-em-up junk that attracts kids nowadays. It's also about time girls were the focus of movies. Where have all the young female role models gone? I just saw Kit and am very pleased at the movie. The historical references are very accurate, the story is accurate as to what was happening the the Depression, and children can learn a lot from this movie. Also, children were respectful to their elders, it's a "clean" movie, but there's a great message and it's about time. No, it's not going to win any Academy Awards, but it might give kids today an idea of what life was like during a particularly troubling period in American history--just like NOW!!!! MAKE MORE of these!!!! I'll take my granddaughter to every one of them--MORE than once! Yes, I took her to see Wall-E, yes, we also saw Indiana Jones, but we need more of THESE MOVIES for kids to balance the imaginations!! GREAT MOVIE!

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