Featuring a star-studded cast that includes Julia Ormond and Stanley Tucci, this Depression-era drama follows aspiring young journalist Kit Kittredge (Abigail Breslin), whose ingenuity and courage help save her family's house. With Kit's father (Chris O'Donnell) away looking for a job, her mother (Ormond) takes in boarders to make ends meet -- and when the family savings are stolen during a series of robberies, Kit sets about finding the thief.