On the eve of the admissions cycle for New York City kindergartens, Alex and Greg Wheeler have high hopes for four-year-old Jake. The director of Jake's preschool encourages them to accentuate Jake's gender expansive behavior to help him stand out. As Alex and Greg navigate their roles as parents, a rift grows between them, one that forces them to confront their own concerns about what's best for Jake, and each other.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and grave.
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- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Claire DanesAlex Wheeler
- Jim ParsonsGreg Wheeler
- Octavia SpencerJudy
- Priyanka Chopra JonasAmal
- Ann DowdCatherine
- Amy LandeckerSandra
- Leo James DavisJake Wheeler
- Julia ChanMichelle
- Lee Aaron RosenTom Hedwall
- Kelly DeadmonCynthia Hedwall
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- Silas HowardDirector
- Daniel PearleWriter
- Steven Capitano CalitriDirector of Photography
- Roger NeillOriginal Music Composer
- Michael TaylorEditor
- Jim ParsonsProducer
- Todd SpiewakProducer
- Paul BernonProducer
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