The Best and the Brightest

The Best and the Brightest

2010 · 93 min · EN · R · 4.8 (22 votes)
Dir. Josh Shelov · Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Bonnie Somerville, Peter Serafinowicz, Bridget Regan, Jenna Stern, John Hodgman
Comedy

Set in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, The Best and the Brightest centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school.

VIBE

This film feels like a sharp, uncomfortable peek behind the gilded curtain of competitive parenting. It's a cynical, darkly funny look at the absurd lengths people will go to for their children's futures, wrapped in a witty, dialogue-heavy package.

cynicalanxiousdarkly humoroussatiricalsteadyindie comedyobservationaldialogue-drivenparentingsocial climbingeducationclass
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