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Tallulah

Tallulah

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Tallulah

"Life can be a real mother."

2016

1h 51m

6.7(773 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

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Ocean Blue Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Tallulah

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Margo

Tammy Blanchard

Tammy Blanchard

Carolyn

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Jonigkeit

Nico

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Louisa Kinnie

David Zayas

David Zayas

Detective Richards

John Benjamin Hickey

John Benjamin Hickey

Stephen

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

Andreas

Felix Solis

Felix Solis

Manuel

Fredric Lehne

Fredric Lehne

Russell

Creative team

Directed by: Sian Heder
Written by: Sian Heder
Produced by: Chris Columbus
Todd Traina

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