"Believe the impossible."

2015

1h 46m

7.2(537 votes)

Comedy

Drama

War

Overview

An eight-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to end World War II so he can bring his father home. The story reveals the indescribable love a father has for his little boy and the love a son has for his father.

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83 members

Acting

Jakob Salvati

Pepper Flynt Busbee / Little Boy

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Emily Watson

Emma Busbee

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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Hashimoto

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Michael Rapaport

James Busbee

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David Henrie

London Busbee

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Ben Chaplin

Ben Eagle

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Eduardo Verástegui

Fr. Crispin

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Ted Levine

Sam

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Ali Landry

Ava

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Abraham Benrubi

Teacup

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Kevin James

Dr. Fox

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Tom Wilkinson

Fr. Oliver

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Toby Huss

Colonel Bob

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Kelly Greyson

Tyra

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Candice Azzara

Bertha

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Rick Mora

Kid Falcon

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James DuMont

Harvey

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Travis T. Flory

Soda Fountain Clerk

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Sam Kindseth

Ronnie (Bully 2)

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David Ury

Sir Pent

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James MacDonald

Recruitment Sergeant

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Winston James Francis

Bukha

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Lorna Scott

Nurse Barbara

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Lukas Behnken

Leonard Rice

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Montserrat Espadalé

Sister Paulette

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Mary Stein

Martha

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Masashi Odate

Japanese Colonel

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Theodora Greece

Eliza the Girl on Beach

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Ric Sarabia

Mike the Gambler

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Eijiro Ozaki

Masao Kume

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Jennifer Cadena

Army Nurse

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Masami Kosaka

Commander Tokyo Joe

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Matthew J. Cates

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Scott Subiono

Dr. Hesley

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Aaron Leddick

Red Cross Soldier

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J. Skylar Testa

Army Medic

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Alex Trevino

Wounded Soldier at Hospital

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Eduardo Gomez Monteverde

Wounded Soldier

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C.K. McFarland

Doris

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Michael D. Nye

Gilliam

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Matthew Scott Miller

Freddy Fox

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Eddie Driscoll

Newsreel Narrator (voice)

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Jill Kelly

Spider Lady

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Eiji Inoue

Japanese Soldier

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Keisuke Akizawa

Japanese Soldier

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Tokio Sasaki

Young Japanese Soldier

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Tommy Lamey

Fisherman #1

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Kenny Davis

Fisherman #2

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Fernando Sur

Kid at Ben Eagle show

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Barry Ford

The Narrator (voice)

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Yoshio Iizuka

Samurai Master

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Ike Kawaguchi

Samurai Warrior in Dojo

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Americus Abesamis

Giant Tokyo Joe

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Kenji Nakamura

Guardian Tokyo Joe

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Robert Noble

Lou the Bartender

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Chuck Lines

Prisoner of War

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Jon Bangle

Prisoner of War

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Zero Kazama

Wild Tokyo Joe (uncredited)

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Kaiser Johnson

Col. Peter Stouff (uncredited)

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Luke Custer

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

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Brian Takahashi

Japanese Soldier #2

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Andy Geller

Dr. Foley

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Lawrence Thomas

Lighthouse Man

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Jared Jacobsen

Platoon Commander

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Mitchell Hesley

Recruitment Officer at Bus

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Peter T. Mai

Japanese Samurai

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Pietro Schito

Prisoner of War

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Logan Ludwig

Jack the Bully

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Larry Dean

Barber #1

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Raquel Vázquez Gutiérrez

Jenny the Ticket Agent

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Elijah Villegas

Kid Saying Fight

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Janet Worner

Spider Lady #3

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Janice Matthews

Spider Lady #4

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Bruce Morningstar

George

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Kate Shalander

Lady #1

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Cole Hurst

Kid at Fight

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Craig Strawn

Barber #2

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Tim Staples

Soldier at Hospital

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Rene Flores

Photographer

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Michael Coates

Marine

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Brian Hatch

Man in Church

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Miguel Angel Varela Fimbres

Red Cross Soldier #2

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Carsen Warner

voice actor

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