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An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

Drama · Family · TV Movie · 2009

A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

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An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

“Be Courageous, Be A Friend, Be yourself”

2009 Drama · Family · TV Movie 1h 31m

Critical arithmetic

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IMDb

6.2 / 10

899 votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

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A fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class.

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Names above the title

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Directed by

Martha Coolidge

Written by

Christine Coyle Johnson · Julie Prendiville Roux

Sammi Hanratty

Sammi Hanratty

Chrissa Maxwell

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish

Meg Maxwell

Timothy Bottoms

Timothy Bottoms

Paul Maxwell

Michael Learned

Michael Learned

Nana Louise Hanlon

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Austin Thomas

Tyler Maxwell

Adair Tishler

Adair Tishler

Tara James

Ariela Barer

Ariela Barer

Sonali Matthews

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The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.