Little Children

  • 2007


MOVIE IS suburban american compelling vulnerable sardonic
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80 % Certified Fresh
$ 14 Million
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Positive Reviews 75
Negative reviews 17
Average Rating 3.6/5
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3.0
It depends on how broadly you define the neutral word playground. EW
3.1
The moment is funny and painful, but disingenuous assumptions like that can undermine a movies emotional credibility. Rogerebert
1.5
Less glib than American Beauty and less likely to frighten the horses than Happiness, Little Children ultimately seems to display the conformity to co .. Time Out
1.9
In requiring only passivity from its audience, whom it shovel feeds faux erudite lessons, its the Academy Award baiting version of Dont Ask, Just Tell ..
5.0
And theyve done this in the service of a hugely absorbing social drama that is, by turns, excruciating, sad and sardonic.
3.0
Little Children is emotionally riveting, with converging storylines and some of the best acting of the past year.
3.8
This is a story that cuts through lost youth, actual youth and youth suspended through psychosexual disorders that mentally draw such people to their .. E Film Critic
5.0
Silent desperation can be worse if theres no material bar to happiness. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Happily, Connelly remains incapable of giving a bad performance, even in a thankless role.
4.5
Little Children is magnetic, a movie that manages to be artistic and entertaining all at once. Cinema Blend
3.5
Seriously though, this is a great movie that misses the mark a little, but provides plenty of drama, depth, entertainment value and questions to ponde .. JoBlo
3.1
To these disappointed eyes, Little Children seems a frustrating mess. The Globe And Mail
5.0
Yearning is a slow burning fire that can light up our lives when it is properly nurtured. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Beautifully crafted, sharply funny and emotionally piercing, all at once. One Guys Opinion
4.4
Delivered in a smooth baritone (that of Will Lyman, who can be heard on PBS Frontline), it offers observations and editorials on the action, occasiona .. ReelViews
5.0
In a perfect match of directorial style and source material, IN THE BEDROOM director Todd Fields second turn behind the camera is an excellent adaptat .. Tv Guide
3.1
It wants to be gentle and moving and potent and funny, but jumbles those moods one after the other. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
Little Children may at first seem less consequential than his debut film, but lingers on well after one has seen it, developing a richer and richer af ..
3.0
An honest film with believable characters that does not depend on arbitrary or unlikely plot developments to achieve dramatic tension. Lariat
2.0
It combines sardonic humor with a piercing glance at the soul crushing blandness of daily life. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Tweet Little Children Jonathan Kiefer By This article was published on 01.11.07 Advertisement Adapting Tom Perrottas 2004 novel with the author, direc .. News Review
4.5
But the conclusion is genuinely surprising, and wrenchingly hopeful in all the wrong ways. Shadows On The Wall
4.0
There are also frequent echoes of American Beauty, right down to a score by the same composer, Thomas Newman.In short, Little Children is a compelling .. View London
2.0
Suburb bashing is back.That overrated Oscar winner American Beauty set the template for funny sad movies about angst ridden denizens of the burbs, and .. Cs Monitor
4.0
That it seems all too real is just one of the many reasons why Little Children is such a powerful film. Film Journal International ..
3.1
If ever there was a movie that could be accused of taking itself too seriously, its Little Children. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
One of the very best movies of the year, Little Children is a gripping romantic tragedy. Internet Reviews
3.8
The narration is a tool that doesnt cost the movie its emotional resonance. Boston
4.0
The film displays a certain kinship with Sam Mendess American Beauty, but Field is more tragedian than social satirist. Smh
1.5
It had me at hello... and kept me for a long time, and then lost me in its final moments.
4.4
Field and Perrotta find the humour in human foibles, but it is the drama of humdrum lives that draws their fascination and sympathy. And in Winslet an .. Toronto Star
2.0
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3.0
While no one would demand the skilled moral deflation of an arch Jane Austen or the adroit intrusive Victorian authors, such a gulf between tone and c .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.1
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
3.8
Provides a taut commentary on hypocrisy, human interaction, and the lies we tell ourselves... Cinema Crazed
5.0
When Alexander Payne made Perrottas Election into one of the best movie comedies of the 1990s, he had to tweak the novels gently satiric tone to match .. Slate
4.0
Little Children is a superb adaptation, which is, nevertheless, slightly let down by too much exposition that comes from a desire to give too many cha .. Flim List
4.0
Nonetheless, its a powerful piece of cinema and one that reverberates and impacts by its themes.
1.5
CO2, however, is a harmless natural substance, so CO2 extraction doesnt result in residual solvent contamination. Observer
2.5
What Doesnt Suck About It: Theres something very cool about Winslet. Movies
4.0
Its a beautifully insightful story co written by Field and Tom Perrotta (based on his novel) that is sometimes unsettling but always engrossing, and u .. Bbc
2.0
Given that setup, you imagine quite correctly that good old fashioned suburban adultery is the long fused time bomb waiting to explode in Little Child .. Time
2.5
When the narration ends and conventional cinematic storytelling takes over, the films developmental deficiency shines through. The Movie Boy
2.5
Field has merely looked down upon people trying to make sense of their lives, and judged them unworthy. Las Vegas Weekly
4.5
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
3.8
And overall it doesnt disappoint providing meaty drama and excellent performances. Hollywood
3.0
But its as absorbing as a train wreck, and its brand of heavy drama is so rare in movies these days that everything about it seems amazingly fresh. Seattle Pi
5.0
Its not that hard to give a good performance when one has a good script and a good director. Tony Medley
2.0
Bereft of a protagonist, the movie breaks down under the weight of absurd voice over narration and an exploitative ending that is as indefensibly wron .. Coles Mithey
4.0
The film ends on an enigmatic but hopeful note, making up for its unsatisfying climax, but its very likely that Little Children will be one of those f ..
4.5
Field is a rare American director who appreciates the virtues of breathing room: he allows scenes to develop in their own sweet time, trusting that we .. Cnn
4.0
Every so often a film happens along that defines its times. Once of these is Little Children, in which middle America and its suburban mores and fears .. Boxoffice Magazine
2.5
Finally, heres a film that embraces human nature instead of twisting it into something ridiculously palatable. E Online
4.0
Little Children is a movie that defies easy categorisation. Its not quite a drama, not quite a love story, not quite a black comedy but rather a littl .. Mirror
4.5
This is dry wit drama in a style that calls for the most nuanced performance of innocence. Varia Gate
5.0
Ronnie of course has the least interest in childrens welfare.All of them must learn a lesson and the final resolution is emotionally satisfying in a w .. Three Movie Buffs
4.4
Field skillfully weaves wry humor, absorbing drama, and nerve wracking suspense in a style that reflects the influence of Stanley Kubrick. Christianity Today
2.5
I, for one, would just like the two hours I spent watching this film returned. Big Picture Big Sound
4.4
But beside Julianne Moore in The Hours, I cant remember another recent example of a film suggesting that some women might not be ready, willing and ab .. Montreal Film Journal
4.0
The Madame Bovary in suburbia motif may sound familiar, yet the unusual mix of satire and melodrama feels fresh. News Week
3.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.0
The commentary is witty, but there are no jokey lines, though a deal of the dialogue is very funny. Film Guardian
3.0
So its influences and resemblances are many; in its world of sexual paranoia and midlife crisis, it has a little of the squalor and shame conjured up .. Film Guardian
3.0
Little Children is intentionally very literary, with narration that sometimes substitutes for dialogue and a symmetrical structure. Or Lando Weekly
4.5
More than just another dissection of suburban sexual frustration, its concern with children, parents and those of us who lie somewhere in between make .. Film 4
3.0
It is a shrewd, darkly humorous look at supposed civility, at the ways in which we allow ourselves to settle and a rare depiction of motherhood as a l .. Guide Live
4.5
As in Fields first film, the characters are drawn with such compassion their follies become our own and their desires seem as vast as the night sky. Chicago Reader
4.0
Plenty of movies and TV shows portray the paranoia and loss of identity that come with undercover life. Ny Mag
2.5
Compelling in the way it explores the notion that adults always cruelly use children for their own ends. Film Blather
4.0
Much will be made of the paedophile sub plot, which becomes the locus of the communitys anxieties, but its extremely well handled, simply asking the q .. Future Movies
5.0
its a marvelously complex piece of work... theres an uneasy undercurrent running through the movie that keeps it from becoming just another skin deep .. James Sanford on Film
5.0
Little Children is neither a sitcom nor a melodrama. Instead, it feels like real life, inhabited by real people with real problems. If this story actu .. Aisle Seat
3.8
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get back returns Movie Eye
3.5
In a world where you dont always get what you want, when happiness seekers get a chance at an adventure, they jump at it, no matter where it leads. TheMovieChicks.com
3.1
As movie drama, it isnt so much overheated as reheated in the microwave on high. Boston Phoenix
4.5
The success Fields has with this film comes through the uncomfortable intersection between comedy, melodrama and tragedy. Oh, and romance. Vulture
4.5
As a husband obsessed with porn, Gregg Edelman enacts one of the more interesting instances of masturbation in the history of the cinema. IGN Movies
2.0
A small wonder of a movie that puts its characters in playground swings and then gives them a push. Watch them fly this way and that, dangling between .. Detroit News
4.0
Playing up her sturdiness, her furry dark brows and the wiry unruliness of her old gold hair, Winslet is the best Emma Bovary Ive seen even if shes na .. Metro Active
2.0
If this is an example of suburban living, Ill take NY. A riveting film. Compuserve
5.0
Is Ronnie the good boy his mother begs him to be, or is he really the monster people believe he is. That you can never really tell is a testament to H .. Crazed Fan Boy
5.0
At its heart, this is a story about the way we judge others, the way others judge us, and the way we judge ourselves. Cinematical
4.5
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3.0
Little Children is about as close as a movie can get to literature %u2014 rich, nuanced, erudite and multi layered. Brandon Fibbs
4.8
Little Children is bursting with fantastic performances, filled with great and often hilarious dialogue, structured with layer upon layer of resonant .. Chud
2.0
The creators cant seem to decide just where to settle this twisted tale. James Wegg Review
4.4
All published materials contained herein are owned by their respective authors and cannot be reprinted, either in their entirety or in selection, with .. The Cinema Phile Blog
4.5
It is hard to figure out where to start discussing Little Children. It is easy enough to say that it is the best American film of 2006 to date, since .. Movie City News
4.4
Hypnotic in its appeal, devastating in its approach, ruefully acted, and bravely narrated. One of the years best. Imdb
3.0
The film is aching in its depiction of desire, and how the longing of our hearts doesnt always translate into the best judgment, demonstrating when ob .. English Oh My News
5.0
Led by illicit passions, the characters cross paths in unpredictable and shocking fashions, as Little Children builds to an astonishing finale. Theres .. Democratand Chronicle
1.5
He doesnt enter the movie until about an hour plus in thats when you feel the narrator kind of step back and disappear for a while. Bay Area Reporter
4.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. Time Out Ny
0.5
Little Children casts a bizarre light on people who seem to be such normal Americans that they could be extras in a Chevy commercial. Rich Mond
4.4
As the deranged and tortured Ronald, Jackie Earle Haley is appallingly creepy, meaning hes perfect. His unstable character lingers in your mind. While .. Arizona Daily Star
4.0
Its not necessarily a cautionary tale, but more a look within a surface utopia that doesnt really exist. Reelz Channel
3.1
Little Children is a fable, complete with a full throated narrator and Aesopesque moral. It teaches its lesson almost like one that would be taught to .. Bangit Out
2.0
from the films opening scene when an ill advised and badly used omniscient narrator is employed, I was squirming in my seat and checking my watch. ... .. Murphys Movie Reviews



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