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A Simple Plan
Why this pick
Like The Book of Henry, it turns an apparently ordinary family setting into a morally fraught thriller, balancing intimate relationships with mounting consequences.
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MOVIE2017 1h 45m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In a small suburban town in the Hudson Valley, 11-year-old boy genius Henry Carpenter and his younger brother Peter are being raised by their single mother Susan, a waitress who is working on writing children's picture books. Henry has used his intellect to invest successfully in the stock market, building up a very substantial nest egg for his family. Henry also protects Peter from a school bully and builds Rube Goldberg machines in their tree house. Henry and Susan are both fond of their next-door neighbor (and Henry's classmate), Christina Sickleman, who has recently become glum.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Naomi Watts
Susan Carpenter
Jaeden Martell
Henry Carpenter
Jacob Tremblay
Peter Carpenter
Sarah Silverman
Sheila
Dean Norris
Glenn Sickleman
Lee Pace
Dr. David Daniels
Maddie Ziegler
Christina Sickleman
Tonya Pinkins
Principal Wilder