A Little Game

Synopsis: Ignored by the rich kids at her new school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10-year-old girl finds an unlikely friend in the form of a feisty chess master, who uses the game to teach her about life.

Genre: Adventure, Family

Director(s): Evan Oppenheimer

Actors: Ralph Macchio, Janeane Garofalo, Oona Laurence, F. Murray Abraham

Production: Arc Entertainment

2 wins.


IMDB:: 6.3
Rotten Tomatoes:: 40%

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: PG
Year:: 2014
: 92 min
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Our story begins,
as so many do,
in a doctor's office.
You're 100% sure, Doc?
Well,
in my line of work,
nothing's 100%,
but I'm sure.
Oh, we're having a boy.
Which led to one name
being settled on,
a very popular name,
as it turned out.
Max!
I didn't do it!
Not you.
Max!
He bit me first!
No. Max Kuftinec!
Coming, Ms. Winter!
And in China, it's considered
polite to burp when you eat.
It shows
you like the food.
Cool!
Gross.
Max, your father is
picking you up early today.
Get your things ready.
Yes, Ms. Winter.
Max, it's been nice
having you in my class.
I'll be back tomorrow,
Ms. Winter.
Hey, we're just
checking it out, okay?
No decisions yet.
Obviously Max
is very bright.
What can you
tell me about her
that her test scores
can't? Hmm?
Well, uh,
Max has always been...
She's been a self-starter
ever since...
Sarah felt foolish reducing
their daughter to a bunch of words
that a thousand other parents
must have said about their kids.
We can't describe
what's so great about Max,
you know, any more
than I can tell you
what's great
about the color blue,
but you would be lucky
to have her.
What do we do?
I don't know.
She's happy now.
I know.
And even with
the scholarship,
we would still have to come up with
at least another couple thousand.
That's just this year.
Well, I could ask
for a raise.
They just gave you one.
I could ask for a raise.
They owe me one.
I guess my first question is why?
I mean, I like PS 41.
And you always tell me
how lucky we are
to have a great
local public school.
Yes, and that's true,
but you're the smartest kid
in your class
right now, right?
Maybe.
Well, maybe it would be
good to be somewhere
where you weren't
the smartest kid.
Someone's gotta be.
I know, Max.
I know.
Who knows how far
you could go in life?
We just want to give you
every opportunity to do that.
Right, and ultimately,
this is your decision.
Mm-hmm.
But Papa and I
think this would be
very good for you,
and if you don't like it, you
can always go back to PS 41.
That's right.
Okay.
So how would I
get there?
Okay. Well, you would
take the subway,
and Papa
would go with you.
When I can.
Hang on a sec.
What do you mean,
"When I can"?
I can't be late to the
restaurant every day.
No, I'm not talking every day.
I'm talking a couple times a week.
Well, how... this is not
what we talked about.
It is what...
I told you...
Look. Look. Look.
I'll just go alone
when Papa can't take me.
It's fine.
It's fine.
I walk
to PS 41 by myself.
I take care of Jez
by myself.
I'm not
a baby anymore.
Tom lay in bed that night
wondering if they'd made
the right decision.
Sarah wondered if she
was a good parent or not.
Max wondered
what the library would be like
at the Blackstone Academy.
Jez slept.
I'm going to a new school today.
Really?
Yes.
I'm not
a baby anymore.
If I don't see
my daughter,
at least I get to see
my granddaughter, huh?
It's your fault, Yaya.
Fault? How?
You were such a good cook
that you made Mama into a chef.
You're a tricky one,
matia mou.
Your brains you get from your
mother, not from that one.
Go round and round.
Yaya's got
no energy today.
Come on. Tea.
Let's get some tea.
So, this new school,
it's better, right?
You know...
they're smart,
they take you.
I don't know.
I think it'll
be good, but...
Uh, I'm sorry.
I don't speak Greek.
You work
in Greek cafe. Why?
I don't know.
Cold. Tea ice-cold!
I'm sorry.
I'll heat it up for you.
In Greece, never serve tea
like that, never.
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