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Jack of the Red Hearts

Jack of the Red Hearts

20167.11h 42m

Overview

A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

Directed by Janet Grillo
Written by Jennifer Deaton
Produced by Lucy Mukerjee-Brown, Stefan Nowicki, Joey Carey
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Top Cast

AnnaSophia Robb

AnnaSophia Robb

Jack Ferguson

Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen

Kay Adams

Scott Cohen

Scott Cohen

Mark Adams

Taylor Richardson

Taylor Richardson

Glory Adams

Israel Broussard

Israel Broussard

Robert Adams

Sophia Anne Caruso

Sophia Anne Caruso

Bethany "Coke" Ferguson

John D'Leo

John D'Leo

Dudley

Gameela Wright

Gameela Wright

Mrs. Maxwell

Drena De Niro

Drena De Niro

Elizabeth

Parisa Fitz-Henley

Parisa Fitz-Henley

Cynthia

Themes & Keywords

autismcon artistwoman directormother son relationshipmother daughter relationshipbrother sister relationshipautistic

About Jack of the Red Hearts

Jack of the Red Hearts is a drama, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of autism, con artist, woman director, mother son relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship. Directed by Janet Grillo, it stars AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen, Scott Cohen. A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.

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