Movies and TvShows featuring "precocious-girl" theme.

Taken is a gripping sci-fi thriller that follows the life of a woman named Mary who becomes entangled in a government conspiracy after her husband mysteriously vanishes. As she delves deeper into the truth, Mary discovers a shocking extraterrestrial secret that will change her life forever.

The Chair follows the story of Ji-Yoon Kim, the first woman of color to become the chair of the English department at the fictional Pembroke University. She navigates the challenges of her new position while dealing with personal and professional struggles. The show explores themes of race, gender, academia, and relationships.

Set in London during the 1920s, Ballet Shoes follows the lives of three orphaned sisters - Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil. Adopted by an eccentric explorer, the girls have diverse interests and talents. However, they all share a common dream of becoming ballet dancers. The story follows their journey as they train at a prestigious dance academy, overcome various obstacles, and work towards achieving their goals.

Ramiro is a 40-year-old lawyer and university professor who returns to Brazil after eight years of exile in France as a result of the military dictatorship. Recently separated from Dora, he meets Elisa, the youngest daughter of a couple of friends of his parents, who will turn his life upside down.

A former minor league baseball player becomes the coach of a misfit little league team and leads them to unexpected success, while dealing with his own personal issues.

Ida and her family are recovering from the divorce. She is looking forward to the upcoming dance contest. She is also growing up and developing romantic urges of her own. But she doesn't have good memories of romance. The third of Jesper W. Nielsen trilogy: Buldermanden, Lykkefanten and Ogginoggen.

The child prodigy Marisol was immortalized almost daily, in an overexposure that ended up erasing the limits between the character and her own life. This is the first rigorous approach to the figure and myth of Marisol that includes her international successes with unpublished images from her tours in Japan, Angola, the USA, Argentina and Peru.

Angela, a young girl living in a rural setting, deals with mental illness and obsessions. She watches her parents having sex and becomes fixated on religious zealotry and faith healing. Through her imagination and mysticism, Angela seeks divine intervention and struggles with the dysfunctional nature of her family.

When a young widow returns to her small town for the holidays, she discovers a secret identity, mistaken identities, and unexpected love amidst the chaos of Christmas preparations.

Private Buckaroo is a comedy musical film set during World War II. It follows the story of a group of draftees who join the army and find themselves facing various challenges, including a strict drill sergeant. The film also features musical numbers and showcases the talents of a dance team. Throughout the movie, the characters navigate through the turmoil of army life while dealing with personal relationships and the impact of the war.

Two-part story--the first is about a washed-up Broadway actor and his tough daughter, who is a bigger star than he is; the second is about a literary agent whose newest client--a nine-year-old boy--is the author of a borderline pornographic book.

In The Nest, a precocious 13-year-old girl in a small town forms a unique bond with an old man. As they navigate their relationship, they uncover clues and secrets, leading them on an adventure that takes them from the forest to a bell tower. With a reel-to-reel tape recorder and a magnifying glass, they discover hidden notes and unravel mysteries. The girl's teenage sister adds complexity to their dynamic, and together they explore themes of isolation, love, and loss.

A once-wealthy sister and brother rent out their Southern mansion and stay on as cook and butler.

A neighbor visits her friend, taking with her her child, a little girl about the same age as the friend's little girl. Both children being full of mischief, they immediately put into execution a number of startling and ingenious pranks. While the laundry maid is entertaining her policeman lover, the children pin the policeman's coat tail to a sheet which is being ironed by the laundry maid. They next get a trap containing some mice and let them loose in the parlor where their parents are entertaining guests at a card party. They put the cat in the piano, make finger marks with flour on the hack of father's coat, causing his wife to think he has been embraced by the cook; they find grandfather asleep, his slippers lying on the floor, and nail the slippers down, and grandpa upon awakening receives a severe fall.

Through interviews and real-life examples, Hari Sreenivasan and Dr. Haass explore how Americans are working towards strengthening democracy and renewing the spirit of a more informed and engaged citizenry.