
8-Bit Christmas(2021)
In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.


“Every hero has a code.”
A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.

Chris Carpenter
Troy Mayfield

Indiana Massara
Paige

Mira Sorvino
Kate Mayfield

Sean Astin
Jimmy Tisdale

Mary Lynn Rajskub
Laura

Erik Griffin
Mr. Diehl

Creed Bratton
James Tisdale

Nelson Franklin
Rick

Philip Solomon
Nick

Kimia Behpoornia
Marie
Hero Mode is a comedy, family film released in 2021 exploring themes of video game. Directed by A.J. Tesler, it stars Chris Carpenter, Indiana Massara, Mira Sorvino. A teenage coding genius has just 30 days to create the world's greatest video game or his family loses everything. No pressure.
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