An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong

"Be Courageous, Be A Friend, Be yourself"

2009 1h 31m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 44

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Synopsis

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

“Be Courageous, Be A Friend, Be yourself”

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Cast

Sammi Hanratty
Chrissa Maxwell
Annabeth Gish
Meg Maxwell
Timothy Bottoms
Paul Maxwell
Michael Learned
Nana Louise Hanlon
Austin Thomas
Tyler Maxwell
Adair Tishler
Tara James
Ariela Barer
Sonali Matthews
Kaitlyn Dever
Gwen Thompson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Martha Coolidge
Writers: Christine Coyle Johnson, Julie Prendiville Roux
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Johnny E. Jensen. 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 Jennie Muskett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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RUNTIME

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Editor Elba Sánchez-Short 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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Sammi Hanratty and Annabeth Gish and Timothy Bottoms carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Be Courageous, Be A Friend, Be yourself".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1340418 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Martha Coolidge directs. Johnny E. Jensen behind the camera. Jennie Muskett scores. Elba Sánchez-Short cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Martha Coolidge, shot by Johnny E. Jensen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Jennie Muskett. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Elba Sánchez-Short shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sammi Hanratty and Annabeth Gish and Timothy Bottoms carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Be Courageous, Be A Friend, Be yourself".
8IMDB entry: tt1340418 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 44 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Johnny E. Jensen
Original score: Jennie Muskett
Editing: Elba Sánchez-Short
Production design: James H. Spencer
Costume design: Van Broughton Ramsey
Makeup / hair: Dean Jones
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (2009)

Part of

An American Girl Collection

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films