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When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.
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Contemporary, classical in form, spare and resolved.
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- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Mark WahlbergPete Wagner
- Rose ByrneEllie Wagner
- Allyn RachelKim
- Isabela MercedElizabeth “Lizzy” Viara
- Julie HagertyJan
- Tig NotaroSharon
- Octavia SpencerKaren
- Gustavo EscobarJuan Viara
- Margo MartindaleSandy Wagner
- Julianna GamizLita Viara
Crew
- Sean AndersDirector
- Sean AndersWriter
- John MorrisWriter
- Brett PawlakDirector of Photography
- Michael AndrewsOriginal Music Composer
- Brad WilhiteEditor
- Mark WahlbergProducer
- Stephen LevinsonProducer
- John MorrisProducer
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