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MONEY
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Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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What Maisie Knew
"Hold on with all your heart."
2013 1h 39m EN
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SOLID
★7.1TMDB · 461
Drama
Synopsis
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In New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.
“Hold on with all your heart.”
Cast
Julianne Moore
Susanna
Steve Coogan
Beale
Alexander Skarsgård
Lincoln
Joanna Vanderham
Margo
Onata Aprile
Maisie
Diana García
Cecilia
Sadie Rae
Zoe
Jesse Stone Spadaccini
Martin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Scott McGehee
- Writers
- Nancy Doyne, Carroll Cartwright
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 13 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Scott McGehee, shot by Giles Nuttgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Nick Urata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Madeleine Gavin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgård carry the top of the cast.
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ERA
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Marketing tagline: "Hold on with all your heart.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1932767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Scott McGehee directs. Giles Nuttgens behind the camera. Nick Urata scores. Madeleine Gavin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 45% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 13 years ago.
- 3Directed by Scott McGehee, shot by Giles Nuttgens. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Nick Urata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Madeleine Gavin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan and Alexander Skarsgård carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Hold on with all your heart.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt1932767 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Giles Nuttgens
- Original score
- Nick Urata
- Editing
- Madeleine Gavin
- Production design
- Kelly McGehee
- Costume design
- Stacey Battat
- Makeup / hair
- Annemarie Bradley
- Stunt coordinator
- Roy Farfel
- Runtime
- 99 min · 1h 39m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $2,711,379
- Return
- 45% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Scott McGehee
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- RE
Red Crown Productions
US
- WE
Weinstock Productions
- 10
10th Hole Productions
- KO
KODA Entertainment
120dB Films
US
- DR
Dreambridge Films
Image Entertainment
US
Key crew
- Associate ProducerMarc R. Rappaport
- Co-ProducerSam Connelly
- Executive ProducerShawn Simpson
- Executive ProducerPeter Fruchtman
- Co-ProducerMelissa Coolidge
- Executive ProducerAnne O'Shea
- Executive ProducerMarissa McMahon
- Co-ProducerBrad Coolidge
- Co-ProducerGary Podell
- Associate ProducerLauren Grimshaw
- Executive ProducerJennifer Roth
- Co-Executive ProducerNeil Katz
- Executive ProducerTodd Traina
- Co-ProducerDani Koenigsberg
- Executive ProducerEva Maria Daniels
- Co-Executive ProducerAndy Sawyer
- Executive ProducerStephen Hays
- Co-ProducerBradley Radoff
- Associate ProducerIsabel Teitler
- Executive ProducerTodd J. Labarowski
- Executive ProducerRiva Marker
- Associate ProducerAlish Erman
- Co-ProducerMohammed Al Turki
- Co-ProducerElfar Adalsteins
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2013-05-02R
Also known as
International titles
- 单亲小小姐CN
- 梅西的世界CN
- 梅西的世界TW
- 메이지가 알고 있었던 일KR
- ¿Qué hacemos con Maisie?ES
- What.Maise.KnewUS
