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A Kid Like Jake

Name: A Kid Like Jake
Director: Silas Howard
Genre: Drama
Released: 2018-06-01
Cast: Claire Danes, Jim Parsons, Octavia Spencer, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ann Dowd

Drama

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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Cast

Claire DanesJim ParsonsOctavia SpencerPriyanka Chopra JonasAnn DowdAmy LandeckerLeo James DavisJulia ChanLee Aaron RosenKelly DeadmonOlivia BondRhys Bhatia

Director

Silas Howard

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