The Harpers are enjoying their typical frantic lives in a busy suburban area. Claire and Jack Harper manage busy professions while parenting their two children, Emma, 6, and Max, 2. Max is a curious and lively youngster who is always watching and imitating the world around him. One evening, as Claire and Jack are on the phone for work, they watch Max picking up his toy phone and copying their talks with startling accuracy and comedy.

Claire is amused and impressed by Max’s impersonations, so she records a video of him replicating adult phone conversations, complete with exaggerated looks and movements. She shows the film to their closest friends and relatives, but it swiftly goes beyond their circle. Within days, the video goes viral, gaining millions of views and transforming Max into an internet sensation. The Harpers are unexpectedly catapulted into the spotlight, with media outlets and talk shows clamouring for interviews with the charming “Little Mimic.”