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Little Children

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Romance, Mystery

Release Date :

October 06, 2006 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Todd Field

Starring :

Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Noah Emmerich, Jackie Earle Haley, Gregg Edelman, Sarah Buxton, Raymond J. Barry, Ty Simpkins

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

4 of 5

“..should be potential Oscar material, thanks to the direction and performances..”
by Richard Mowe [Boxoffice Magazine]
4 of 5

“..not since American Beauty have such ordinary peoples' lives been so extraordinarily fascinating..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
3.5 of 5

“..may not be the great follow-up we wanted after In the Bedroom..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic]
3.5 of 4

“..gives us reason to believe Field is a director whose next project should be met with anticipation..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
Review rate : A-

“..a jolting, artfully made drama..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3.5 of 4

“..a film that not only honors the source material, but, at least in one respect, improves upon it..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
“..a deftly made, emotionally acute and at times a tad fastidious examination of cracks in middle-class American family life..”
by Todd McCarthy [Variety]
“..a deeply satisfying film that should be an easy sell to serious moviegoers..”
by John DeFore [The Hollywood Reporter]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
Reviewed by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Ella Taylor [Village Voice]

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