Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
“Kit Kittredge, a resourceful young girl, helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job.”
The Great Depression hits home for nine year old Kit Kittredge when her dad loses his business and leaves to find work. Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin stars as Kit, leading a splendid cast in the first ever "American Girl" theatrical movie. In order to keep their home, Kit and her mother must take in boarders - paying house - guests who turn out to be full of fascinating stories. When mother's lockbox containing all their money is stolen, Kit's new hobo friend Will is the prime suspect. Kit refuses to believe that Will would steal, and her efforts to sniff out the real story get her and friends into big trouble. The police say the robbery was an inside job, committed by someone they know. So if it wasn't Will, then who did it.
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Part of An American Girl Collection
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Cast
22 people
Abigail Breslin
Kit Kittredge
Known for
Scream Queens
Zombieland
Chris O'Donnell
Mr. Kittredge
Known for
Batman & Robin
NCIS: Los Angeles
Julia Ormond
Mrs. Kittredge
Known for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
Stanley Tucci
Mr. Jefferson Jasper Rene Berk
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Terminal
Max Thieriot
Will Shephard
Known for
Bates Motel
SEAL Team
Joan Cusack
Miss Lucinda Bond
Known for
Toy Story 3
The School of Rock
Glenne Headly
Mrs. Howard
Known for
The Night Of
Don Jon
Jane Krakowski
Miss May Dooley
Known for
Dickinson
30 Rock
Wallace Shawn
Mr. Gibson
Known for
Toy Story
Young Sheldon
Madison Davenport
Ruthie Smithens
Known for
Sharp Objects
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
Zach Mills
Stirling Howard IV
Known for
Super 8
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Willow Smith
Countee (Constance)
Known for
I Am Legend
Merry Madagascar
Patricia Rozema Director · Ann Peacock Screenplay Valerie Tripp Author
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $10M · United States release July 2, 2008
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$17,700,000
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
American Girl Brands
Production
New Line Cinema
Production
Goldsmith-Thomas Productions
Production
Red Om Films
Production
HBO Films
Production · Studio
Picturehouse
Production
Front Street Films
Production
United States · Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Sweden · July 2, 2008
TV
United States · July 2, 2008
Theatrical
France
November 22, 2013 · Digital · VOD
Netherlands
March 18, 2009 · Physical · DVD
February 9, 2014 · TV · SBS 6
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