Film

A Little Help

2010 · 1h 49m · Drama · Comedy

IMDb

5.6

Rotten Tomatoes

40%

Metacritic

54

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.

Jenna Fischer

Laura

Chris O'Donnell

Bob

Kim Coates

Mel Kaminsky

Lesley Ann Warren

Joan

Sara Kapner

Wendy Helms

Brooke Smith

Kathy Helms

Daniel Yelsky

Dennis Pehlke

Jay Klaitz

Patient

Rob Benedict

Paul Helms

Zach Page

Kyle Helms

Sarah Wilson

Amanda

Sam McMurray

Big Bad Dan

James Rebhorn

Dr. Bronstein

Joy Suprano

Julie Cantoni

Ron Leibman

Warren Dunning

Michelle Hurst

Eileen

• Michael J. WeithornScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Dena Hysell-CornejoProducer
• Joe GressisEditor · Producer
• Thomas M. HartingDirector of Photography
• Austin WintoryOriginal Music Composer
• Russell BoastCasting
• Richard PaganoCasting

Release date

May 21, 2010

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Revenue

$96,868

Genres

Drama, Comedy

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