Aspiring reporter Kit Kittredge can't resist bringing home strays, whether it's Grace, an abandoned basset hound, or Will and Countee, a pair of young hobos willing to trade work for meals. Bright, inquisitive and generous, Kit is a natural born leader. But her happy childhood is abruptly interrupted when her father loses his car dealership and must leave Cincinnati to look for work. Kit and her mother Margaret are left to manage on their own, growing vegetables, selling eggs and even taking in an assortment of boarders including an itinerant magician, a vivacious dance instructor on the prowl for a husband and a zany mobile librarian. When a crime spree sweeps Cincinnati, all signs point to the local "hobo jungle," where Will and Countee live with a group of their impoverished companions. Kit, who always has her antennae out for a good news story, convinces her new friends to take her to see the hobo camp for herself and writes an article that creates a sympathetic portrait of the camp's residents. But when Kit's mother and their boarders become the latest victims in a string of robberies, Kit's loyalties are tested. Will is accused of the crimes and, with all of their savings gone, the Kittredges face losing their house to foreclosure. Determined to recover the stolen money and believing Will is innocent, Kit recruits her friends Ruthie and Stirling to help her track down the real culprit. Together they uncover a plot that goes far beyond Cincinnati!

Director:
Patricia Rozema	Director
Cinematography:
David Boyd	Director Of Photography
Russell Bowie	Assistant Camera
Jaclyn Young	Assistant Camera
Ciaran Copelin	Assistant Camera
Zena Bielewicz	Assistant Camera
Bradley Crosbie	Assistant Camera
Ben Lichty	Assistant Camera
Candide Franklyn	Camera Operator
Roger Finlay	Camera Operator
Antony Ellis	Camera Operator
Darren Spriet	Loader
Edwin Pavey	Camera Trainee
Writer:
Ann Peacock	Screenplay
Valerie Tripp	Source Material
Carol Pears	Script Supervisor
Gordon Katz	Script Coordinator
Producer:
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas	Producer
Stephanie Langhoff	Producer
Lisa Gillan	Producer
Ellen L. Brothers	Producer
Julie Goldstein	Producer
Marisa Yeres Gill	Executive Producer
Julia Roberts	Executive Producer
Terry Gould	Coproducer
Jodi Goldberg	Coproducer
Editing:
Julie Rogers	Editor
Ron Dulin	Assistant Editor
Noah Amos	Assistant Editor
Music:
Joseph Vitarelli	Music
Vincent Cirilli	Music
Ron Grant	Music
Charlie Bisharat	Music
Bruce Dukov	Music
Bridgette Bryant	Music
Jeff Atmajian	Original Music
Lesley Barber	Original Music
Patrick Russ	Original Music
Evyen Klean	Music Supervisor
Kenneth Gruberman	Music Supervisor
Jorge Del Barrio	Music Conductor
Lucas Richman	Music Conductor
Harold Arlen	Song
E. Y. Harburg	Song
Billy Rose	Song
Xavier Cugat	Song
Felix Powell	Song
George H Powell	Song
Mark Fisher	Song
Joe Goodwin	Song
Larry Shay	Song
Raymond B Egan	Song
Gus Kahn	Song
Richard A. Whiting	Song
Cole Porter	Song
Mort Dixon	Song
Ray Henderson	Song
Harry Warren	Song
Al Dubin	Song
The Puppini Sisters	Song Performer
Cliff Edwards	Song Performer
Xavier Cugat	Song Performer
Boshra Alsaadi	Song Performer
Renee Olstead	Song Performer
Josh Turner	Song Performer
Eddie Graff	Song Performer
David Low	Music Contractor
Jennifer Reeve	Music Coordinator
Janet Lopez	Music Coordinator
Nicholas Viterelli	Music Producer
Joseph Vitarelli	Score Recording
Bradford Ellis	Score Recording
Robert Fernandez	Score Recording
Charlie Paakkari	Music Engineer
Greg Dennen	Music Engineer
Joseph Debeasi	Music Editor
Nicholas Viterelli	Music Editor
Title Design:
Pamela Green	Titles
Sarah Coatts	Titles
Bao Luu	Titles
Jarik Van Sluijs	Titles
Florian Bailleul	Titles
Gordon Freeman	Titles
Julio Ferrario	Titles
Michal Figge	Titles
Daniela Roth	Titles
Melissa Elliott	Titles
Assistant Direction:
Andrew Shea	Assistant Director
Sarah Campbell	Assistant Director
Craig Newman	Assistant Director
Kira Mccord	Assistant Director
Dance:
Amy Wright	Choreographer
Art Director:
Michele Brady	Art Director
Hamish Buchanan	Assistant Art Director
Ryan Halpenny	Assistant Art Director
Visual Effects:
Brenda Klassen	Special Effects
Victoria Holt	Visual Effects
Laird Mcmurray	Special Effects Supervisor
Mike Mombourquette	Visual Effects Supervisor
Aaron Weintraub	Visual Effects Supervisor
David Donaldson	Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Berardi	Visual Effects Producer
Karen Kriss	Visual Effects Producer
Annalise Kurinsky	Visual Effects Producer
Stephen Wallace	Special Effects Assistant
Make-Up:
Marie Nardella	Makeup Artist
Julia Valente	Makeup Artist
Claudia Gedge	Makeup Artist
Cliona Furey	Hair Stylist
Teresa Buccione	Hair Stylist
Kelly Shanks	Hair Stylist
Rita Pacitto	Hair Stylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Trysha Bakker	Costume Designer
Carol Wong	Costumes
Loreen Lightfoot	Costumes
Donna Butt	Costume Supervisor
Sylvie Bonniere	Assistant Costume Designer
Cara Porter	Tailor
Art Department:
Yasmyn Lee	Art Department
Yassar Monteleone	Graphics
John Moran	Graphics
Robert Shipman	On-Set Dresser
Chris Deeley	On-Set Dresser
Mike Franklin	On-Set Dresser
Andrew Evans	Painter
Jak Oliver	Painter
Rossana Decampo	Scenic Artist
Cheryl Fisher	Scenic Artist
Odetta Stoddard	Set Decorator
Constance Buck	Set Decorator
Tucker Doherty	Set Designer
Jeff Poulis	Assistant Property Master
Production Designer:
Peter Cosco	Production Designer
Sound:
Moshe Saadon	Sound Department
Marlena Grzaslewicz	Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Townsend	Sound Recordist
Glen Gauthier	Sound Mixer
Dan Fulton	Assistant Sound Editor
Marc Fishman	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tony Lamberti	Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mariusz Glabinski	Foley Editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	Adr Editor
Sondra James	Adr Voice Casting
Dan Korintus	Adr/Dialogue Editor
Casting:
Nancy Nayor	Casting
Tina Gerussi	Casting
Nadia Lubbe	Casting
Claire Simon	Casting
Kathy Kaplan	Casting Associate
Jane Rogers	Extras Agent/Coordinator
Stunts:
Allison Reid	Stunt Coordinator
Publicity:
Joe Everett	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Goldsmith-Thomas Productions	Production Company
Red Om Films	Production Company
Hbo Films	Production Company
Owen & Desalvo Company	Production Company
Star Grazing	Production Company
Soho Vfx	Production Company
Mr. X Inc.	Production Company
Capitol Music Group	Production Company
Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage	Production Company
	Production Company
Sound One	Production Company
Todd-Ao	Production Company
Pic Agency	Production Company
Technicolor Toronto	Production Company
Post Logic Studios	Production Company
Fotokem Film & Video	Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.	Production Company
William F. White International, Inc.	Production Company
Deluxe Australia	Production Company
Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm	Theatrical Distributor
Metropolitan Filmexport	Theatrical Distributor
New Line Cinema	Studio
Picturehouse	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
New Line Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Ali Soles	Production Coordinator
Kitty Spiropoulos	Production Accountant
Casey Wallace	Production Assistant
Aishleen Mccann	Production Assistant
Kevin Patrick Allen	Production Assistant
David Franklin	Production Assistant
A. J. Reynolds	Production Assistant
Michael Wray	Production Manager
Daniel Godwin	Production Secretary
Steve Switzer	Boom Operator
Dave Bouskill	Best Boy
Carlo Campana	Best Boy
Andrew Caney	Best Boy Grip
Darryl Assinck	Assistant Production Coordinator
Owen Smith	Dolly Grip
Jason Mcgowan	Dolly Grip
Garry Phaneuf	Driver
Robert Morrison	Driver
Ken Barbet	Driver
Matthew Garland	Driver
Jeff Peebles	Driver
John R Brown	Driver
Norm Henderson	Driver
John Brunt	Driver
Jim Kennedy	Driver
William Tataryn	Driver
Franco Tatta	Gaffer
Wilton Higgins	Grip
Andreas Waldherr	Grip
Robert Harper	Key Grip
Mark Dufour	Key Rigging Grip
Cylla Von Tiedemann	Photography
Trelawnie Mead	Transportation
Tom Morrison	Transportation Captain
William Boyd	Transportation Captain
Jazz Helie	Transportation Coordinator
James Burton	Craft Service
Jackie Borosa	Craft Service
Richard Parker	Animal Wrangler
Film Production - Unit:
Terry Gould	Unit Director
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Deborah Vance	Construction
Bill Vance	Construction Coordinator
Mike Butt	Carpenter
Blaine Twyne	Carpenter
Robert Valeriote	Carpenter
Sabri Lariani	Carpenter
Oliver Kane	Set Production Assistant
Tory Bellingham	Property Master
Suzanne Hodson	Props Buyer
Anne-Marie Ferney	Props Buyer
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Lee Guenette	Best Boy Electric
Johnny Setz	Generator Operator
Pierre Berube	Electrician
Vincent Borg	Electrician
Paul Spaven	Rigging Electrician
Post Production:
Jonathan Ferrantelli	Post-Production Supervisor
Vanessa Hayes	Post-Production Supervisor
Mato	Color Timer
Lou Levinson	Colorist
Madeleine Meredith	Post-Production Accountant
Location Manager:
Karen Perez	Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager:
Catherine Crawford	Assistant Location Manager
Matt Graver	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Jesse Rupert	Accountant
Lorraine J Proctor	Accountant
Hope Faith White	Accountant
Andrew Magarian	Acting Coach
Nova Smith	Assistant
Sean Dooley	Assistant
Sarah Christie	Assistant
Kimber Sider	Assistant
Mary Anne Themann	Coach
Lynna Davis	Coach
David Ben	Consultant
Diane Pitblado	Dialect Coach
Marcia Bennett	Dialect Coach
Yerusalem Ghebrhiwet	Medic
Grant Janssen	Software Engineer
Emily Weedon	Tutor
Laurel Bresnahan	Tutor
Barb Benoit	Digital Effects Artist
Kristy Blackwell	Digital Effects Artist
Anand Dorairaj	Digital Effects Artist
Mike Duffy	Digital Effects Artist
Annu Gulati	Digital Effects Artist
Matt Schofield	Digital Effects Artist
Bill Coffin	Digital Effects Artist
Moshe Saadon	Sound

Limited Release in United States June 20, 2008

Released in United States on Video October 28, 2008

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2008

Wide Release in United States July 2, 2008

Based on the "Kit Kittredge" American Girl book series written by Valerie Tripp and on the American Girl dolls made by Pleasant Co. and Mattel.

Project was previously in development at Walden Media.

Limited Release in United States June 20, 2008

Released in United States Summer June 20, 2008

Wide Release in United States July 2, 2008

Released in United States on Video October 28, 2008