Little Children

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Directed by

Todd Field

Starring (View all)

Kate Winslet
Sarah Pierce

Jennifer Connelly
Kathy Adamson

Patrick Wilson
Brad Adamson

Jackie Earle Haley
Ronnie J. McGorvey

Noah Emmerich
Larry Hedges

Gregg Edelman
Richard Pierce

Phyllis Somerville
May McGorvey

Raymond J. Barry
Bullhorn Bob

Written by

Todd Field
(screenplay)

Tom Perrotta
(screenplay)

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What was the point of all this??

16 years, 4 months ago at Apr 30 12:19

Prelude

5 votes

Seriously, what was the POINT of this film? There is a guy who is a stay at home dad, but not by choice, more because he's totally unambitious about finish his bar exam to be a lawyer. He has a gorgeous wife that is always nagging him about getting back on track and about passing his bar exam (and rightfully so). They have an adorable son, perfectly behaved, never talks back, always polite. that... read more

Little to love here

16 years, 4 months ago at May 10 20:08

Rollo Tomasi

2 votes

American Beauty meets Desperate Housewives, yet like the latter it's better suited to the small screen

Little Children didn't hit the right notes for me. The performances are all good enough but the story is excessive, especially the perverts fate. If you can listen to the narrator throughout without feeling even slightly annoyed you'll deserve a medal. It felt as if the writers st... read more

A good movie

12 years, 7 months ago at Jan 30 13:39

johanlefourbe

2 votes

Nowadays, this movie is pretty much forgotten but when it was released, it gained mostly positive reviews. It was the 2nd (and so far) last directing effort by Todd Field, an obscure actor who happened to be a terrific director. Personally, I thought this movie was really good. Indeed, the actors (Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich) were all really g... read more

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Little Children centers on a group of young marrieds, whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.

Release date: 9 February 2007

Tags: Drama (29), Romance (21), 2006 (18), 2000s (15), Pedophilia (10), Suburb (8), Vigilante (7), Parenthood (6), Mother Daughter Relationship (5), Small Town (5), Community (5), Heart Attack (5), Infidelity (4), Feminism (4), Female Nudity (4), Parenting (4), Suburbia (4)

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" Sarah Pierce "She fails in the end, but there's something beautiful and even heroic in her rebellion. My professors would kill me for even thinking this, but in her own strange way, Emma Bovary is a feminist.""

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