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2022 • 1h 34min • R • Drama

Dear Zoe

Tess enlists her biological father – a lovable slacker from the wrong side of the tracks – and the charming juvenile delinquent next door to help her come to grips with the death of her little sister.

IMDb 5.9

RT 71%

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Gren Wells

Writer

Melissa Martin

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Sadie Sink

Tess DeNunzio

Theo Rossi

Nick DeNunzio

Kweku Collins

Jimmy Freeze

Vivien Lyra Blair

Emily Gladstone

Mckenzie Noel Rusiewicz

Zoe Gladstone

Tanyell Waivers

Vicky

Justin Bartha

David Gladstone

Jessica Capshaw

Elly Gladstone

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Justin Bartha David Gladstone

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Daniel Johnson Teacher (uncredited)

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