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Little Man Tate (1991)

99 min · Destiny, Family Drama, Justice Drama, drama film

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20k02025-09: 8,953 views2025-10: 5,809 views2025-11: 7,294 views2025-12: 9,257 views2026-01: 20,063 views2026-02: 8,127 views2026-03: 12,269 views2026-04: 8,040 views2026-05: 13,914 views2026-06: 12,513 views2026-07: 13,403 views2026-08: 9,443 views
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Directors

Jodie Foster

Cast

Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., David Hyde Pierce, Debi Mazar, P.J. Ochlan

The story

Dede Tate is a young working-class woman of average intelligence and strong instincts, raising her seven-year-old son, Fred, alone. Fred shows every indication of being a genius. Fred's reading and mathematics abilities are remarkable, and he plays the piano "at competition level", but his intellect has isolated him from his public school classmates.

Catalogue themes and tags

Alleinstehender Vater, IQ, Intellectually Gifted, Intelligence, Intelligence Test, Jealousy, Kellner, Mother Son Relationship, Single Mother, Singles, Wissenschaftlerin, Family Film, Family Drama, Drama, Childhood Drama

Genres

Destiny, Family Drama, Justice Drama, drama film
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