It stars Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate and Octavia Spencer.

The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Evans and Grace, but noted its predictability.

In St. Petersburg, Florida, seven-year-old Mary Adler, a mathematical genius, lives with her uncle and de facto guardian, Frank.

Despite Mary’s initial disdain for average children her own age and her boredom with their classwork, she begins to bond with them when she brings her one-eyed cat, Fred, for show-and-tell.

He retrieves the cat from the pound moments before he is about to be put down and learns that Fred was brought in due to allergy issues.

Mary is placed back in the custody of Frank, returning to public school and socializing with children her age while taking college-level courses.

[3] In September 2015, Mckenna Grace, Octavia Spencer, Lindsay Duncan and Jenny Slate joined the cast,[4][5] and in November 2015, Julie Ann Emery was also added.

Specific locations included May Howard Elementary School in Wilmington Island, Georgia and Emory University in Atlanta.

[9] Mathematician Jordan Ellenberg, who was himself a child prodigy, was a mathematics consultant for the film;[10] Webb contacted him after reading his article[11] in The Wall Street Journal and asked him to share his experiences.

The website's consensus reads: "Gifted isn't quite as bright as its pint-sized protagonist, but a charming cast wrings respectably engaging drama out of a fairly predictable premise.