An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars

You don't need another "must-watch drama" list — An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars earns the spot regardless. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. With 50 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Jade Pettyjohn sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Character-driven storytelling at its most effective — An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars earns every emotional beat it goes for. A young girl struggles to maintain her school grades while competing as a gymnast. Jade Pettyjohn and Kerris Dorsey lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. It hit screens in 2012. An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Jade Pettyjohn is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars was released in 2012, directed by Vince Marcello. The full 85-minute film is available to watch now. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.