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Jack of the Red Hearts

Play trailer 2:21 Poster for Jack of the Red Hearts PG Released Feb 26, 2016 1h 40m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Conning her way into a job as a caregiver, a teenage runaway (AnnaSophia Robb) forms a bond with an 11-year-old autistic girl (Taylor Richardson) and the child's mother (Famke Janssen).
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Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine Jack of the Red Hearts depicts a bond between a troubled teenager and a young autistic girl ... The goodwill for its titular character never feels earned. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 2, 2016 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times There's a poignant, powerful story lurking at the edges of "Jack of the Red Hearts" but, as is, the film proves a strained, implausible family drama. Feb 25, 2016 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times "Jack of the Red Hearts" is the movie equivalent of what used to be called a "problem play." As such, it is well done. Feb 25, 2016 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Unfettered truth that shines with authenticity and sensitivity, Jack of the Red Hearts is glorious. Nov 5, 2019 Full Review Mae Abdulbaki Movies with Mae The film focuses less on the topic of autism and more on the story of Jack's redemption, which can be very inspiring when it tries to be, but lacks a certain spark behind the core message it hopes to send across. Rated: 2.5/5 Apr 5, 2019 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Youth in social and economic crisis today converges with autism, and struggling to come of age in this troubled world. Based on the challenges of the director raising her own autistic child, and raw and real mixed with plenty of tough love empathy too. Mar 26, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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victor o I'm a big fan of AnnaSophia Robb and saw this for her but also Famke Janssen another favorite actress of mine. I had no idea what this was about, but I expected some great acting out of these two, and I was not disappointed. Jacqueline "Jack" Ferguson is a smart-mouthed girl living off the streets. Cynical and mean-spirited from living years without a proper family, except a younger sister whom she loves with all her heart. But child services will not allow Jack, still, a girl, to raise her sister. But she hopes that she can via deception and her raw intelligence does so by becoming a caretaker to a family's autistic child. At first, believing it to be an easy life as a live-in nanny, the complications become too difficult to bear. Yet she strives for not just a roof over her head but for the necessary recommendation to win back her sister. But slowly, and steadily she grows close to every member of the family. The mom who is so overburdened by the responsibility that she is at the breaking point of her sanity, a hard-working husband who loves every member of his family but has little time to show them affection, and finally the older son who has worked just as hard to watch his sister that he has missed out on his young life. But as Jack works her con, it becomes clear that she cares, seeing the daughter as much as her sister, seeing the mother like the mother she never had and the son as a friend, and releasing some of her pent-up loneliness. All this and more leads to a conclusion that isn't the most satisfying but is realistic. I still loved this movie, the acting, and the performers from my favorite actresses to the young actress playing the autistic daughter. A good film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review andy h It may give off some unlikeable vibes to it's characters, but the depiction of autism shows there was enough effort, and dare I say heart, put into the portrayal worth viewing and discussing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member On a whole it was good acting, touched my heart in the way that these movies tend to. Made the viewer aware of the struggles people have with autism as well as growing up without parental figures. I wasn't happy with the ending but it was far more realistic than most. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to find a movie that accurately depicts the struggles of autism. Jack of the Red Hearts will tug at your heart strings and have you asking, "What will happen next?" Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review nilufer e It was an okay drama, wasn't anything special or extra sentimental or something like that. It was just another Autistic kid - family movie. I wasn't moved by it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review mauro l The right idea is that, to be "The Good Doctress", every single case of autism should be approached as a different aspect of a more generic and general framework. The wrong idea is that only those who have experienced a deviant life would have such a curative talent, and this stifles the film with an excess of subplots concerning the 18-year-old girl. (Mauro Lanari) Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Conning her way into a job as a caregiver, a teenage runaway (AnnaSophia Robb) forms a bond with an 11-year-old autistic girl (Taylor Richardson) and the child's mother (Famke Janssen).
Director
Janet Grillo
Producer
Stefan Nowicki, Joey Carey, Morgan White, Lucy Mukerjee-Brown
Screenwriter
Jennifer Deaton
Distributor
ARC Entertainment
Production Co
Sundial Pictures
Rating
PG (Thematic Elements|Language|Teen Behavior|Smoking)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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