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It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.
Theatrical
May 21, 2010
Box Office
$97K
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Secret Handshake Entertainment
Keywords
new york city
workaholic
husband wife relationship
sadness
brother-in-law
private school
stress
summer camp
marriage crisis
helplessness
grandparents
liar
dysfunctional family
parenting
anger
teenage rebellion
lying
real estate
dental hygienist
aspiring musician
anxiety
sisters
teenager
teenage twins
adult treated like a child
Cast
Full credits →J
Jenna Fischer
Laura
C
Chris O'Donnell
Bob
K
Kim Coates
Mel Kaminsky
L
Lesley Ann Warren
Joan
S
Sara Kapner
Wendy Helms
B
Brooke Smith
Kathy Helms
D
Daniel Yelsky
Dennis Pehlke
J
Jay Klaitz
Patient
R
Rob Benedict
Paul Helms
Z
Zach Page
Kyle Helms
S
Sarah Wilson
Amanda
S
Sam McMurray
Big Bad Dan
J
James Rebhorn
Dr. Bronstein
J
Joy Suprano
Julie Cantoni
R
Ron Leibman
Warren Dunning
M
Michelle Hurst
Eileen
M
Matt Oberg
Minister
E
Elaine Kussack
Sara
M
Miles Williams
Christopher
A
Arden Myrin
Ms. Gallagher
