A Kid Like Jake

A Kid Like Jake

92 mins | Drama | June 1, 2018

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.

A Kid Like Jake

92 mins | Drama | June 1, 2018

A Kid Like Jake
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.
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Head Gear Films, Double Nickel Entertainment, Burn Later Productions, Metrol Technology, Bankside Films, That's Wonderful Productions, XS Media
Original title A Kid Like Jake
Directors Silas Howard
Writers Daniel Pearle

Cast

Claire Danes

as Alex Wheeler

Jim Parsons

as Greg Wheeler

Ann Dowd

as Catherine

Octavia Spencer

as Judy

Cindy Cheung

as Corinne

Julia Chan

as Michelle

Kelly Deadmon

as Cynthia Hedwall

Olivia Bond

as Kimmie Hedwall

Meghan Strange

as Admissions Director #3

Erika Robel

as Waitress #2

Aaron Serotsky

as Prospective Father

Leo James Davis

as Jake Wheeler

Lee Aaron Rosen

as Tom Hedwall

Adam Butterfield

as Samuel

Ian Unterman

as Father

Kelly McAndrew

as Susan

Cormac Bluestone

as Administrator #2

Rhys Bhatia

as Sanjay

Aasif Mandvi

as Darren