A big-box store worker reinvents her life and her life-story and shows Madison Avenue what street smarts can do.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
| Jennifer Lopez | ... |
Maya
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| Vanessa Hudgens | ... |
Zoe
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| Leah Remini | ... |
Joan
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| Treat Williams | ... |
Anderson Clarke
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| Milo Ventimiglia | ... |
Trey
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| Annaleigh Ashford | ... |
Hildy Ostrander
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| Charlyne Yi | ... |
Ariana
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| Alan Aisenberg | ... |
Chase
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| Freddie Stroma | ... |
Ron Ebsen
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| Dave Foley | ... |
Felix Herman
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| Larry Miller | ... |
Weiskopf
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| Dierdre Friel | ... |
Big Ant
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| Lacretta | ... |
Suzi Teplitsky
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| Dan Bucatinsky | ... |
Arthur Coyle
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| Dalton Harrod | ... |
Dilly
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| John James Cronin | ... |
Otto
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| Phil Nee | ... |
Philip Jiang
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Meng Ai | ... |
Dr. Chow
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| Adam Ray | ... |
Technician
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| Elizabeth Masucci | ... |
Claire
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| Michael Boatman | ... |
Edward Taylor
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| Ed Jewett | ... |
Walt Benjamin
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| Anna Suzuki | ... |
Alicia Zhou
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| Ellen Cleghorne | ... |
Shaniqua
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Denise Schaefer | ... |
Anderson's Receptionist
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Rachael Emrich | ... |
Anderson's Receptionist
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| Kenneth Lee | ... |
Chemist
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| Tina McKissick | ... |
Woman Customer
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Roya Shanks | ... |
Reporter
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Brianda Agramonte | ... |
Young Maya
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Karl Lake | ... |
Vondel
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Julia Brooks | ... |
Girl in Central Park (uncredited)
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Janelle Clayton | ... |
Law Firm Associate (uncredited)
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Maria Di Angelis | ... |
Xmas Party Guest (uncredited)
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| Tiffany Eatz | ... |
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Tiffany M. Johnson | ... |
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Craig Lenti | ... |
Alex Gibbeon (uncredited)
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| Alana Monteiro | ... |
Model (uncredited)
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Ruben Navarro | ... |
F&C Employee (uncredited)
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Alex Perez | ... |
Value Shop Employee (uncredited)
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Samara Riviera | ... |
Value Shop Employee (uncredited)
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| Natasha Romanova | ... |
Researcher (uncredited)
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| Candace Smith | ... |
F&C Shopper (uncredited)
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| Frankie Verroca | ... |
Homeless Vagrant (uncredited)
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| Kelly P. Williams | ... |
F&C Employee (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Peter Segal | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Justin Zackham | ... | (written by) & |
| Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Felice Bee | ... | executive producer |
| Alex Brown | ... | associate producer |
| Adam Fogelson | ... | executive producer |
| Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
| Mark Kamine | ... | executive producer |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Benny Medina | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Peter Segal | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Simonds | ... | executive producer |
| Donald Tang | ... | executive producer |
| Zhongjun Wang | ... | executive producer |
| Zhonglei Wang | ... | executive producer |
| Justin Zackham | ... | producer (produced by) (p.g.a.) |
Music by
| Michael Andrews | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Ueli Steiger | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jason Gourson | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Derek Cooper | ... | apprentice editor |
| Timothy J. Feeley | ... | first assistant editor / visual effects editor |
| Andrew Francis | ... | Dailies & supervising digital colorist |
| Olivier Girard | ... | dailies supervisor |
| Ann Gray | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Charles Leighton | ... | color assistant |
| Yaminah McKessey | ... | post-production coordinator: studio |
| Patrick Shewmaker | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Tim Weyers | ... | executive in charge of post production |
| Pete Conlin | ... | post production (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Roger Mussenden | ||
Production Design by
| Richard Hoover | ||
Art Direction by
| Jordan Jacobs | ||
Set Decoration by
| Stephanie Q. Bowen | ||
| Cindy Fain-Vreeland | ||
| Adam I. Rochester Sr. | ... | (set dresser operator) |
Costume Design by
| Molly Rogers | ||
Makeup Department
| Scott Barnes | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Lopez |
| Corina C. Duran-Rabichuk | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Remini |
| Donald Francis | ... | hair stylist |
| Stefanie Francois | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Remini |
| Frank Galasso | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Lopez |
| Navya La Shay | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Gina Leone | ... | key hair stylist (as Gina M. Leone) |
| Mandy Lyons | ... | hair department head |
| Joanna McCarthy | ... | key makeup artist |
| Louise McCarthy | ... | makeup department head |
| Jill Mckay | ... | makeup artist (as Jill McKay) |
| Janine JP Parrella | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Daria Y Wright | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Ross Fanger | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Regina Heyman | ... | production manager |
| Paul A. Levin | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Pamela Thur | ... | production manager: additional photography |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Ginger Gonzalez | ... | second assistant director |
| Urs Hirschbiegel | ... | first assistant director |
| Keith Marlin | ... | second second assistant director: 2nd Unit |
| Justin Zackham | ... | second unit director |
Art Department
| Tiana Acevedo | ... | scenic industrial |
| Robert Ansbro | ... | key shop electric |
| Daniel Boxer | ... | property master |
| Brian Lee Boyce | ... | graphic designer |
| Jesse Curran | ... | set dresser |
| Lauren Doner | ... | charge scenic |
| Arthur Douse | ... | construction pa |
| David Gojdic | ... | scenic artist |
| Jimmy Hays | ... | set dresser: additional photography |
| Arlo Hoffman | ... | props |
| Lee Jeffries | ... | photographs |
| Christopher Kelley | ... | art department production assistant |
| Feli Lamenca | ... | graphic designer |
| Clarence McLay | ... | art department coordinator (as Clare McLay) |
| Mark Skversky | ... | set dresser |
| Marisa Umsawasdi | ... | set dresser |
| Laura Wallgren | ... | set dresser (as Laura Belle) |
| Travis Wright | ... | props |
| Holly Blair Cox | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James B. Appleton | ... | boom operator: additional photography |
| Anita Cannella | ... | foley artist |
| Joel D. Catalan | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Kristin Catuogno | ... | adr recordist |
| Tim Chilton | ... | foley artist |
| John D'Aquino | ... | pro tools playback mixer |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Dave Goetter | ... | adr mixer |
| Jeffrey J. Haboush | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Matt Hovland | ... | adr mixer |
| Michael Kalifa | ... | sound recordist |
| Matthew Kallen | ... | sound technician |
| Mason Kopeikin | ... | foley editor |
| Kevin Meltcher | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Tyler Newhouse | ... | mix technician |
| Anthony Ortiz | ... | sound mixer |
| Daniel Pagan | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Fred Rosenberg | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Michael Scott | ... | boom operator |
| Jason Stasium | ... | pro tools playback mixer |
| Tim Terusa | ... | dialogue editor |
| Thomas Varga | ... | sound mixer: additional photography |
| Adrià Mateu | ... | spanish dubbing recordist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Anteneh Adamu | ... | compositor |
| Richard Aponte | ... | digital compositor |
| Martin Boksar | ... | matte painter |
| Kelly Bruce | ... | compositing supervisor / on-set visual effects supervisor |
| Jake Coy | ... | compositor |
| Paul Daniel | ... | visual effects artist |
| Leighana Ginther | ... | lead compositor |
| Sean Hannon | ... | visual effects artist: Powerhouse VFX |
| Brian Houlihan | ... | compositing supervisor: Powerhouse VFX / senior digital compositor: Five AM FX |
| Tara Marie Jacobson | ... | digital compositor |
| Nikolce Jovanovski | ... | digital compositor |
| Erik Kallin | ... | visual effects artist |
| Byeo Ri Kim | ... | compositor: Powerhouse VFX |
| Denis Kozyrev | ... | 3d artist / visual effects artist |
| Stefan Kracun | ... | matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Randy Krueger | ... | digital compositor |
| Mark Lieberman | ... | digital compositor |
| Tyler Lockard | ... | pipeline td |
| Jose E. Lopez | ... | compositor |
| Alberto Ludeña | ... | digital compositor |
| Cris Meira | ... | visual effects artist |
| Cristiano Meira | ... | compositor: Powerhouse VFX / visual effects artist |
| Ed Mendez | ... | senior visual effects supervisor: Powerhouse VFX |
| Miroslav Mihailovic | ... | matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Bogdan Mihajlovic | ... | senior matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Ariana Miller | ... | digital compositor |
| Zlatko Milojicic | ... | matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Dusko Miokovic | ... | senior matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Alejandro Monzon | ... | visual effects artist |
| Milos Mrdjenovic | ... | matchmove artist: Qlbeans |
| Arslan Naqvi | ... | compositing supervisor: Powerhouse VFX |
| Karen M. Nichols | ... | visual effects artist |
| Fabio Pires | ... | compositor |
| Russell Porchia | ... | digital compositor: PowerHouse VFX |
| Erik Rasmussen | ... | visual effects artist |
| Christopher Riemann | ... | VFX Compositor/on-set VFX Supervisor: PowerhouseVFX |
| Ruben Rodas | ... | visual effects supervisor: Powerhouse VFX |
| Katherine Soares | ... | visual effects producer: PowerHouse |
| Jonathan Stone | ... | visual effects producer: Powerhouse VFX |
| Ariel Tafel | ... | visual effects artist |
| Aaron Wei | ... | senior compositor |
| Chris West | ... | visual effects artist |
| Sara Woomer | ... | visual effects coordinator |
Stunts
| Alex Anagnostidis | ... | water safety |
| Riley Barnes | ... | stunt performer |
| Tim Buchanan | ... | stunt rigger |
| Andre Da Silva | ... | utility stunts |
| Donald John Hewitt | ... | stunt driver |
| Tina McKissick | ... | stunt performer (as Tina Mckissick) |
| Ian Mclaughlin | ... | stunts |
| Jaime Miller | ... | stunt performer |
| Dean Neistat | ... | stunt performer |
| Josiah Nolan | ... | stunt double: Freddie Stroma |
| Dejay Roestenberg | ... | stunt performer |
| Eric C. Sun | ... | utility stunts |
| Pablo Thomas | ... | water safety |
| Vanessa Vander Pluym | ... | stunt double: Maya |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tristan Allen | ... | dolly grip: b camera |
| Marco Andre | ... | camera operator: video segments |
| Eric Boncher | ... | gaffer |
| James Boniece | ... | key rigging grip |
| John Campbell | ... | lighting technician |
| Paul Candrilli | ... | best boy grip |
| Pedro Corcega | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Michael DeRario | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| A.J. Desimone | ... | electrician |
| Sean Feehan | ... | electrician |
| John Gatland | ... | rigging grip |
| Jon Graham | ... | camera operator: drone |
| Connie Huang | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Alfonso Jaramillo Gómez | ... | electrician |
| Mark Kahn | ... | company electrician |
| Tanzeel Kayani | ... | additional electrician |
| Dexter Kennedy | ... | aerial drone pilot |
| Vinnie Laraway | ... | libra head technician |
| Mitchell Andrew Lillian | ... | key grip |
| James J. McCullagh | ... | rigging electric |
| John J. Moers | ... | documentary cameraman |
| Matthew Montalto | ... | second assistant "b" camera |
| Vincent Pierce | ... | grip |
| Lawrence Price | ... | Key Rigging Gaffer |
| Rob Riccobono | ... | best boy electric |
| Brandon Robinson | ... | construction grip |
| Mabel Santos Haugen | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Matt Stover | ... | drone technician |
| David Taicher | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| David J. Thompson | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Barry Wetcher | ... | still photographer |
| Lorenzo Zanini | ... | camera loader |
Casting Department
| Dann Fink | ... | adr voice casting |
| Kyle Martin | ... | extras casting |
| Emer O'Callaghan | ... | casting associate |
| Rodney Thomas | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Alexander Allen | ... | costume assistant |
| Merav Elbaz Belschner | ... | additional set costumer |
| Rebecca Edmonston | ... | key costumer |
| Patricia Field | ... | wardrobe consultant |
| Melissa Gangi | ... | additional set costumer |
| Suzanne Kelly | ... | set costumer |
| Melissa Mittereder | ... | costumer: Ms. Lopez (as Melissa Marie Mittereder) |
| Nadege Pierre | ... | additional costume production assistant |
| Corinne Reuter | ... | key tailor |
| Michael Santulli | ... | costume coordinator |
| Molly Schaefer | ... | costume shopper |
| Malik Summers | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| John A. Accardo | ... | location scout |
| Samuel Adler | ... | location assistant |
| Arnaldo Cabral | ... | Assistant Parking Coordinator (2017) |
| Lisa Cheung | ... | location coordinator |
| Jesse Davidson | ... | location scout |
| Anthony Dohnert | ... | Assistant Location Manager: Additional Photogrphy Unit / Assistant location manager: Re-shoot unit |
| Chris George | ... | location manager |
| Kir Jordan | ... | assistant location manager |
| Leon Koop | ... | location scout |
| Jason Kouzikas | ... | assistant location manager |
| Eric Jordan Nussbaum | ... | location assistant |
| Philip Prince | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Michael Andrews | ... | score musician |
| Christine Bergren | ... | music clearance and legal |
| Todd Burke | ... | Score recordist and mixer |
| Alexa Collazo | ... | music clearance |
| Lauren Danielak | ... | music coordinator |
| Larry Goldings | ... | score musician |
| Stuart Grusin | ... | music editor |
| Joe Kennedy | ... | score musician |
| Jason Markey | ... | music supervisor |
| Gabe Noel | ... | score musician |
| Aaron Redfield | ... | score musician |
| Nikki Segal | ... | score vocalist |
| Chris Stillwell | ... | score musician |
| Alexander Thompson | ... | recording engineer |
| Robert Walter | ... | score musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mary A. Kelly | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| David Conelli | ... | camera car driver |
| Liam Ferguson | ... | production driver |
| Sean Heilig | ... | transportation captain |
| David Labutte | ... | star trailer: driver |
Additional Crew
| Ashley Acevedo | ... | assistant: Mr. Medina |
| John Armitage | ... | assistant: Mr. Segal |
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances |
| Amaris Bracey | ... | production assistant |
| Scott Bredengerd | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Candice A. Buenrostro | ... | stand-in: Zoe |
| Lisa Burrascano | ... | staff set production assistant |
| Johnny Callaway | ... | key set production assistant |
| Kate Cavendish | ... | publicist |
| Eden Cohen | ... | production legal |
| Anthony Del Grosso | ... | production assistant |
| Stephanie Del Toro | ... | post accounting clerk |
| Patrick DeVine | ... | title designer |
| John Edmundson | ... | production coordinator: additional photography |
| Kareem Edwards | ... | unit pa |
| Spencer Ela | ... | Executive Assistant, Development & Production |
| Joyce Goldenbaum | ... | animal coordinator |
| Rachel Gordon | ... | assistant: Ms. Goldsmith-Thomas |
| Ann Gray | ... | adr loop group |
| Lon Haber | ... | publicist |
| Jason Huberman | ... | production finance executive |
| Lucas Isabella | ... | production assistant |
| Sheroum Kim | ... | production executive |
| Keith Kuhl | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Marcella Lentz-Pope | ... | additional voices |
| Stephen Lin | ... | Mandarin Coach |
| Peter Marschark | ... | craft service |
| Gary Martyn | ... | production coordinator |
| Luke Matthews | ... | assistant: Mr. Segal |
| Thomas B. McGrath | ... | Chief Operating Officer STX Entertainment |
| Brandon Michaels | ... | assistant: Mr. Medina |
| Mandy Moore | ... | choreographer |
| Tandace Nassiri-Sheijani | ... | set production assistant |
| Ali Newhard | ... | production assistant |
| Emerson Nosek | ... | post production accountant |
| Kyle O'Brien | ... | production accountant |
| Mary Kate Pedro | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Christina Adkinson Potter | ... | Animal Wrangler |
| Kerry Reed | ... | production secretary |
| Kurt Reinmund | ... | production secretary |
| Tiana Rios | ... | assistant: Ms. Lopez |
| Roxie Rodriguez | ... | assistant: Ms. Goldsmith-Thomas |
| K Runner | ... | paperwork production assistant (as Kim Dang) |
| Megan Soliah | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Robert Spence | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Adam M. Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Cat Stone | ... | product placement coordinator |
| Alex Torres | ... | accounting clerk |
| Julia Ward | ... | d.i. data team |
| Meghan Wilson | ... | assistant to producer: Mr. Kamine |
| Nikki Cao Yang | ... | production assistant (as Nikki Yang) |
| Kate Vorhoff | ... | studio executive: STX (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Meredith Conti | ... | the producers wish to thank: MTA Metro-North Railroad |
| Ruthie Jones | ... | the producers wish to thank: New York City Transit |
| Brooke Smy | ... | the producers wish to thank: Tishman Speyer Properties |
Production Companies
Distributors
- STX Entertainment (2018) (United States) (theatrical)
- Elevation Pictures (2018) (Canada) (theatrical)
- STX International (2018) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Film & TV House (2018) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2018) (France) (theatrical)
- SF Film Finland (2018) (Finland) (theatrical)
- SF Studios (2018) (Norway) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2018) (Belgium)
- The Searchers (2018) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- GEM Entertainment (2018) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Cinemundo (2018) (Portugal)
- Constantin Film (2019) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2019) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Diamond Films (2019) (Spain) (theatrical)
- E Stars Films (2019) (China) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2019) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- MDfilm (2019) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Odeon - Audio Visual Entertainment (2019) (Greece) (theatrical)
- PVR Pictures (2019) (India) (theatrical)
- SF Studios (2019) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- STX International (2019) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- TOBIS Film (2019) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2019) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Vkaao (2019) (India) (theatrical)
- Remain In Light (2019) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Remain In Light (2019) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- SF Film Finland (2019) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Net5 (2020) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2020) (Finland) (tv)
- MDfilm (2022) (Russia) (theatrical)
- 10 Peach (2022) (Australia) (tv)
- Nickelodeon Network (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- Top Film Distribution (2019) (Ukraine)
Special Effects
- PowerHouse VFX (visual effects)
Other Companies
- All-Star Animals (animal trainers)
- Artists Rights Society (copyright owner: Lily Kelly Napanakga, "Tali" © 2017)
- Benchmark Post (trailer post-production sound services)
- Brauer & Co. (film tax credits)
- Celebrity Spice (catering)
- Central Casting (background casting)
- Entertainment Clearances (rights and clearances)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- Framepool (stock footage)
- Getty Images (stock footage)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez Productions (courtesy of: Peanuts clip from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" © 2018 Peanuts Worldwide LLC. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.)
- Marshark Craft (craft service)
- Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) (copyright owner: MTA art posters)
- O'Connell Protection Services (set security)
- Shutterstock (stock footage)
- Sixteen19 (digital dailies)
- Sixteen19 (digital intermediate)
- Sixteen19 (end titles by)
- Sixteen19 (post-production facilities)
- Smart Post Sound (post-production sound services)
- Sony Masterworks (soundtrack)
- Soundtrack F/T (re-recorded at)
- Stone Management (product placement)
- The Mary Boone Gallery (courtesy of: Ross Bleckner artwork © Ross Bleckner)
- Thinkstock (stock footage)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Visual Arts Copyright Collecting Agency (copyright owner: Lily Kelly Napanakga, "Tali" © 2017)
Storyline
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| Taglines | Her talent was real. Her resume was not. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $16,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $6,489,983, 23 Dec 2018 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $72,294,066 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The photo that Maya finds on her Facebook page of her with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama is a real photo from the inaugural ball in Washington DC in January 2009 which Jennifer Lopez attended. See more » |
| Goofs | During the Ginko trimming scene they trim down until there's only one leaf left, in the next scene there are more leaves on the plant. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ken Jeong/Vanessa Hudgens/Nicole Byer/Todd Sucherman (2018). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Something's Got a Hold on Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Maya:
I wish we lived in a world where street smarts equals book smarts. See more » |