The latest film from Oscar-nominated Writer/Director Todd Field (In the Bedroom), combining talents with writer Tom Perrotta (Election) and Kate...
The latest film from Oscar-nominated Writer/Director Todd Field (In the Bedroom), combining talents with writer Tom Perrotta (Election) and Kate Winslet. Follows a handful of individuals in suburban middle-class America. The lives of the parents intersect on the playground, local swimming pools and streets of their small community, in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.
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80 %162 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
82 %95,583 reviewsAudience score rating
"Mr. Field is a filmmaker with an exceptional gift for directing actors -- he's an actor himself -- and an eye for telling detail. (His cinematographer here, as in the previous film, is Antonio Calvache, and again the images are quietly sumptuous.) Yet I was put off by Little Children's satiric tone..."
Wall Street Journal"Perrotta's story consistently outguesses the audience, going in unexpected directions that, seconds later, seem inevitable. Filled with moments of painful revelation, real comedy and emotional insight, "Little Children" never lags. One hundred and thirty minutes go by in a shot..."
San Francisco Chronicle"High-minded infidelity drama is full of Big Ideas but littered with frustrating plot holes..."
New Zealand Herald"Complex, unexpected and not for everyone..."
Newshub"Providing richness of detail and metaphor, elegantly blueprinted themes and impressive mastery of a constantly shifting tone... It is a deeply satisfying film that should be an easy sell to serious moviegoers..."
Hollywood Reporter"Sure to raise heckles in the tabloid press, this is complex, thought-provoking cinema..."
Empire Magazine"A mature piece of filmmaking, bursting with life and vigour..."
BBCLittle Children | Details
- Runtime
- 130
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country of origin
- USA
