Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece Mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
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- 6 wins & 7 nominations
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- TriviaThe Navier-Stokes problem mentioned in the movie is one of the seven Millennium Prize problems in mathematics. Clay Mathematics Institute offered a USD 1,000,000 prize to the first person providing a solution for a specific problem statement.
- GoofsWhen Mary looks at Grandmother's photo album, there is a photo of a college gateway. Grandmother responds to Mary's question "where is that?", stating "Cambridge". In fact it is the gateway to Christ Church, Oxford University, with Mercury, the statue in central fountain, clearly visible in the background.
- Quotes
Mary Adler: He's a good person. He wanted me before I was smart.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Gifted (2017)
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Written and Performed by Seth Avett (as Timothy Seth Avett)
Timothy Seth Avett Performs Courtesy of American Recordings
Featured review
Charming And Gripping
I knew nothing about this film. Had seen no adds, heard no word of mouth, pretty much nothing.
I only found it only after tapping out the local AMC 24 and driving a few extra miles to see something new.
The premise was intriguing: What to do with a seven year old mathematical prodigy caught between a cozy, loving household occupied by her doting Uncle Frank and a one-eyed cat named Fred, and a challenging but cold academic world ready to pace her on mental treadmills for the rest of her life.
McKenna Grace plays little Mary who's character is at the center of attention whether she likes it or not. Mostly not.
Grace's performance does raise a few eye brows as she very convincingly plays a precocious and genius little girl plagued with boredom being surrounded by the dead-weight of average students she has nothing in common with.
In fact, Mary's personality is also far developed beyond her peers, exhibiting a sarcastic and jaded sense of humor more on par with a bunch of 40-year olds downing a shot or two after a particularly bad day at work.
After Mary's abilities are discovered by her first grade teacher, the inevitable battle for command of her future quickly unfolds.
One very powerful supporting role is supplied by Lindsay Duncan who portrays Evelyn the Grandmother. Evelyn is a poised and proper Englishwoman armed with a titanium intellect few would want to challenge. As the legal proceedings unfold, Evelyn verbally fire-bombs the entire court room from the stand without batting an eye in her fight for custody of Mary.
Her arguments and assessments are hopelessly air-tight and seamless, leaving Uncle Frank and his lawyer scrambling.
Frank just wants Mary to be a little girl. Grandma wants to plug her into The Matrix. Who will win?
'Gifted' is not without it's displays of some original laughs. My favorite was a scene in which little Mary discovers her Uncle Frank is sleeping with her 1st grade teacher, who one morning comes stumbling into the kitchen wearing only a towel.
Their reaction to each other is priceless.
As to why this production is flying under the radar with virtually no advertising or promotion is baffling.
The hour-and-a-half flew by for me and left me with an odd feeling it ended too soon. Aside from that, there was almost nothing wrong with this film, at least not that I could find.
Warm, unique and entertaining, 'Gifted' should stay with you for days afterwards.
A great family night movie.
I only found it only after tapping out the local AMC 24 and driving a few extra miles to see something new.
The premise was intriguing: What to do with a seven year old mathematical prodigy caught between a cozy, loving household occupied by her doting Uncle Frank and a one-eyed cat named Fred, and a challenging but cold academic world ready to pace her on mental treadmills for the rest of her life.
McKenna Grace plays little Mary who's character is at the center of attention whether she likes it or not. Mostly not.
Grace's performance does raise a few eye brows as she very convincingly plays a precocious and genius little girl plagued with boredom being surrounded by the dead-weight of average students she has nothing in common with.
In fact, Mary's personality is also far developed beyond her peers, exhibiting a sarcastic and jaded sense of humor more on par with a bunch of 40-year olds downing a shot or two after a particularly bad day at work.
After Mary's abilities are discovered by her first grade teacher, the inevitable battle for command of her future quickly unfolds.
One very powerful supporting role is supplied by Lindsay Duncan who portrays Evelyn the Grandmother. Evelyn is a poised and proper Englishwoman armed with a titanium intellect few would want to challenge. As the legal proceedings unfold, Evelyn verbally fire-bombs the entire court room from the stand without batting an eye in her fight for custody of Mary.
Her arguments and assessments are hopelessly air-tight and seamless, leaving Uncle Frank and his lawyer scrambling.
Frank just wants Mary to be a little girl. Grandma wants to plug her into The Matrix. Who will win?
'Gifted' is not without it's displays of some original laughs. My favorite was a scene in which little Mary discovers her Uncle Frank is sleeping with her 1st grade teacher, who one morning comes stumbling into the kitchen wearing only a towel.
Their reaction to each other is priceless.
As to why this production is flying under the radar with virtually no advertising or promotion is baffling.
The hour-and-a-half flew by for me and left me with an odd feeling it ended too soon. Aside from that, there was almost nothing wrong with this film, at least not that I could find.
Warm, unique and entertaining, 'Gifted' should stay with you for days afterwards.
A great family night movie.
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- Cô Bé Thần Đồng
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- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $24,801,212
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $446,380
- Apr 9, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $43,069,254
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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