Gifted is the latest film from (500) Days of Summer and Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb.
The film tells the story of young Mary, a 7-year old with immense intelligence,
who is being raised by her uncle after her mother’s death. After starting first
grade at a local school, the administration asks the uncle to transfer her to a
school for gifted children which he declines to do and then becomes embroiled
in a custody battle with Mary’s grandmother who believes that she has the child’s
best interests in mind. The film stars Chris Evans, Jenny Slate, Octavia
Spencer, Mckenna Grace, and Lindsay Duncan.
