Jenny slate, im giving you an honorary gifted educator degree. In attempting to balance the central conflict between frank and evelyn, a naturevs. How do you create an ordinary life for an extraordinary girl. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title gifted. Read scene descriptions after the film plays at the cinema. But gifted is on balance a goodhearted entertainment that manages its plot curveballs, and everything else, with a show of compassion thats a kind of tonic for our. That may be shallow, but hey, gifted doesnt mean you cant like cute clothes. Chris evans raises a young math prodigy in the clever but. The gifted child here is a 7yearold math prodigy, mary mckenna grace, charmingly precocious, who is being raised by her uncle frank an impressive chris evans. The gifted is a 2014 filipino comedy revengeromance film written and directed by chris martinez.
Gifted tells the story of mary mckenna grace, a little girl who has been raised and so far homeschooled by her uncle frank chris evans, after the. How actress mckenna grace, 10, nailed her movie role as a. Find all 35 songs in gifted soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Best movies about geniuses, smart people, gifted kids. Geniuschild drama settles for mediocrity, and your tears chris evans stars in a drama about a math prodigy caught in. The movie gifted will be released in theaters on april 12, 2017. To learn more about volunteering and girl scouts, visit. Frank adler chris evans is a single man raising a child prodigy his. In the spirit of the academy awards this weekend, we thought we would share a list of good movies featuring gifted children and young adults. Posted in blog, gifted resources on 02172015 5 comments. The movie overplays its hand at times, as when frank brings roberta and mary to visit a hospital maternity ward for well, a reason that doesnt quite make it. There are little girls who can move things with their minds. Gifted is not without its displays of some original laughs.
Gifted on dvd july 25, 2017 starring chris evans, lindsay duncan, mckenna grace, jenny slate. Gifted official trailer 1 2017 chris evans movie youtube. These are some of the best and most inspiring movies about geniuses and gifted and creative people. We have listed both and fiction and nonfiction and. A brilliant and precocious yet sweetly empathetic young. 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. Movies about geniuses thatll make you feel like a normal. An ancient relic, a treasure map, a mysterious legend. But i much, much prefer gifted and how he helms the thing, and its not even close. With chris evans, mckenna grace, lindsay duncan, octavia spencer. Frank, a single man raising his child prodigy niece mary, is drawn into a custody battle with his mother.
Mckenna, who plays a brilliant little girl in gifted, came up with a song to help her play mary. The film stars anne curtis, sam milby, and cristine reyes. View who sings all the songs, stream additional tunes playlist, and credits used in the movie. Not only is it because the hunk chris is starring in an emotional role but also because in the movie, he and his niece, played by mckenna grace, own a oneeyed cat named fred. If you havent watched chris evans new movie gifted, you should go and watch it now. In gifted, he plays the kind of father every little girl deserves, and wishes she had. But when their father finds a mysterious relic on a search and rescue mission, the girls will have to work together to solve its mystery. Everything you need to know about gifted movie 2017. Official facebook page for fox searchlight pictures gifted, now on bluray, dvd and digital hd. There are several positive factors in the mixed equation that is gifted, starring chris evans and the appealing 10yearold mckenna grace. Her early film roles include supporting performances in the drama mr.
On her first day of first grade, she shows remarkable mathematical talent, which impresses her teacher, bonnie stevenson. Me, i love superhero movies, and mark webb has directed two amazing spiderman movies. Watch gifted movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Searchlight pictures and gifted are proud to partner with girl scouts to thank troop leaders for training and guiding the next generation of girl leaders. Frank adler chris evans is a single man raising a child prodigy his spirited young niece mary mckenna grace in a coastal town in flo. For a film with a custody case at the heart of its plot, gifted is surprisingly inert. The takeaways about gifted children are welltrodden, the plot twists hardly twisty. The dialogue gives surprises away, and slate and spencer are wasted in underwritten roles.
There, despite her initial disdain for average children her own. Gifted soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Its nice to sit down and watch a family movie together, and especially nice to find movies feature gifted children or individuals in a positive light. Gifted movie clip no more math 2017 chris evans drama hd subscribe for more movie clips here. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. Three sisters aspiring dancer isabella, artist sarah and waterfearing christina dont agree on anything. Based on a discussion on the iea facebook page and a poll of the iea staff, here are some of our community. Yet the movie, like jodie fosters similarly themed little man tate 1991, doesnt.
The movie, from an original screenplay by tom flynn a cursory glance at whose filmography does not inspire rocksolid confidence, is about a very cute young girl enrolling in first grade, much against her will, because as it happens shes an utter math whiz who prefers being homeschooled by her uncle frank. But sometimes those movies are as hard to find as other kids like ours, so here is a. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. Its helped in no small part by a great script from tom flynn, an uncluttered direction from marc webb and most especially five fabulous leads who dont waste a moment of what they know is a sweetheart of a movie. Tenyearold mckenna grace is an actress who plays a math genius in the new movie gifted. The film stars chris evans as frank adler, a single parent trying to raise his niece. Gifted 2017 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fox searchlight has released the first trailer for gifted. Gifted movie clip no more math 2017 chris evans drama hd.