What Maisie Knew
2012 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 7.1 · 80% critics
In New York City, a young girl finds herself stuck between her parents during a bitter custody fight. As adult relationships fracture around her, she watches, absorbs, and tries to make sense of a world that doesn’t feel safe or stable.
Based on What Maisie Knew
Also known as What.Maise.Knew
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Details
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-05-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (448 votes)
About
Choose this if you want a heart-wrenching divorce-and-custody drama told through a child’s eyes; Not for you if you dislike slow, familiar relationship drama or want lighter, more surprising storytelling like The Deep End.
Pros: heartbreaking child perspective; standout young performance; powerful adult emotions | Cons: story feels familiar; some pacing issues; mixed realism reactions
Cast & crew
Julianne Moore
as Susanna
Steve Coogan
as Beale
Alexander Skarsgård
as Lincoln
Joanna Vanderham
as Margo
Onata Aprile
as Maisie
Diana García
as Cecilia
- SR
Sadie Rae
as Zoe
- JS
Jesse Stone Spadaccini
as Martin
Amelia Campbell
as Ms. Baine
Maddie Corman
as Ms. Fairchild-Tetenbaum
Directed by David Siegel, Scott McGehee