The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes26%
Metacritic26/100
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Josh ShelovDirector
- Josh ShelovWriter
- Michael JaegerWriter
Cast
- Neil Patrick HarrisJeff
- Bonnie SomervilleSamantha
- Peter SerafinowiczClark
- Bridget ReganRobin
- Jenna SternKatharine Heilmann
- John HodgmanHenry
- Kate MulgrewThe Player's Wife
- Nina HodorukUpper East Side Mom
- Michael ElianMiddle Eastern Bag Dealer
- Suzanne SavoyChapin Headmistress
- Cornelia GuestSpence Mom
- Brea BeeGrace Church Mom
Stills