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A Little Help

  • 20102010
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  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
3.4K
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Jenna Fischer in A Little Help (2010)
Reeling from her husband's sudden death, Laura (Fischer) gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies as she works to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.
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A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.
IMDb RATING
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3.4K
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    • Michael J. Weithorn
    • Michael J. Weithorn
  • Stars
    • Jenna Fischer
    • Jay Klaitz
    • Daniel Yelsky
    • Michael J. Weithorn
    • Michael J. Weithorn
  • Stars
    • Jenna Fischer
    • Jay Klaitz
    • Daniel Yelsky
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    • 39User reviews
    • 34Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
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    Jenna Fischer
    Jenna Fischer
    • Laura Pehlke
    Jay Klaitz
    Jay Klaitz
    • Patient
    Daniel Yelsky
    Daniel Yelsky
    • Dennis Pehlke
    Brooke Smith
    Brooke Smith
    • Kathy Helms
    Chris O'Donnell
    Chris O'Donnell
    • Bob Pehlke
    Rob Benedict
    Rob Benedict
    • Paul Helms
    Zach Page
    Zach Page
    • Kyle Helms
    Ron Leibman
    Ron Leibman
    • Warren Dunning
    Lesley Ann Warren
    Lesley Ann Warren
    • Joan Dunning
    Sara Kapner
    Sara Kapner
    • Wendy Helms
    James Rebhorn
    James Rebhorn
    • Dr. Bronstein
    Michelle Hurst
    Michelle Hurst
    • Eileen
    Matt Oberg
    Matt Oberg
    • Minister
    Douglas Lipman
    • Doug
    Carla Briscoe
    Carla Briscoe
    • Kristen
    Elaine Kussack
    • Sara
    Sam McMurray
    Sam McMurray
    • Big Bad Dan
    Kim Coates
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      • Michael J. Weithorn
      • Michael J. Weithorn
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    • Trivia
      Sarah Wilson's debut.
    • Quotes

      Laura Pehlke: How was camp?

      Dennis Pehlke: I saw a girl's tit.

      Laura Pehlke: Ouu, how was it?

      Dennis Pehlke: How *was* it?

      Laura Pehlke: I don't know, I just...

      Dennis Pehlke: She jumped into the pool and her bathing suit came down for a second. Besides, she's only eleven, it wasn't much of a tit.

      Laura Pehlke: Still, it's something.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.176 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Girl From Ipanama
      Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel

    User reviews39

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    8/10
    Mundane, Monotonous Redemption
    I normally don't like to call out other reviewers on their views, but I feel like the review that's posted on the page doesn't do this film justice at all. Sure, Jenna Fischer plays a very annoying character, and sure, her son is annoying as all get out, but to claim that either doesn't grow is a little rough.

    I think the movie does a great job at exemplifying the tribulations of real life, and it's exactly the point of the film not to have a huge ending where everyone involved has an epiphany and changes all of his or her ways. Everyone has a ton of problems, but the fact that they aren't shown climbing triumphantly out from them is exactly how real life is, how many of you can just walk away from a rough marriage, or problems with a child, or the suspicion of an affair? These aren't things one can simply "Get over" within the span of days, or maybe even ever, and this movie shows that in a way that is quietly elegant. The viewer is left with the statement that things are going to be better, and the viewer has to trust that they will be, as opposed to being shown that they are.

    It's a quirky sad film, one that doesn't really make the viewer feel all that great, but it certainly leaves enough room for a quiet warmth; a slow hope that stays with the viewer after the movie ends. It's a great film, an annoying and frustrating and awkward film, but a great film nevertheless. The viewer sees human beings interacting with each other, and very human reactions. It's nothing that's going remain with you for days, but it will make you smile.
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    • Nov 1, 2011

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      • July 22, 2011 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Long Island Expressway, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Secret Handshake Entertainment
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    • 1 hour 49 minutes
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