Little Children
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The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.
What critics thought
Little Children earned strong notices for its unflinching portrait of suburban middle-class life, with critics particularly impressed by director Todd Field's literary intelligence and willingness to sit with moral discomfort. The film lands solidly in favorable territory without being a universal triumph, with most praise centering on its emotional honesty and the specificity of its social observation.
“A movie that is challenging, accessible, and hard to stop thinking about.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“Little Children is one of those rare films that transcends its source material. Firmly rooted in the present and in our current frame of mind—a time and frame of mind that few artists have shown interest in really exploring—the movie is one of the few films I can think of that examines the baffling combination of smugness, self-abnegation, ceremonial deference and status anxiety that characterizes middle-class Gen X parenting, and find sheer, white-knuckled terror at its core.”
Carina Chocano·The Los Angeles Times
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Todd FieldDirector
Kate WinsletSarah Pierce
Patrick WilsonBrad Adamson
Jennifer ConnellyKathy Adamson
Gregg EdelmanRichard Pierce
Sadie GoldsteinLucy Pierce
Ty SimpkinsAaron Adamson
Noah EmmerichLarry Hedges
Jackie Earle HaleyRonnie J. McGorvey
Phyllis SomervilleMay McGorvey
Helen CareyJean
Catherine WolfMarjorie
Mary B. McCannMary Ann
Thomas NewmanComposer
Tom PerrottaWriterFrom the studio
Little Children
The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.
What critics thought
Little Children earned strong notices for its unflinching portrait of suburban middle-class life, with critics particularly impressed by director Todd Field's literary intelligence and willingness to sit with moral discomfort. The film lands solidly in favorable territory without being a universal triumph, with most praise centering on its emotional honesty and the specificity of its social observation.
“A movie that is challenging, accessible, and hard to stop thinking about.”
A. O. Scott·The New York Times
“Little Children is one of those rare films that transcends its source material. Firmly rooted in the present and in our current frame of mind—a time and frame of mind that few artists have shown interest in really exploring—the movie is one of the few films I can think of that examines the baffling combination of smugness, self-abnegation, ceremonial deference and status anxiety that characterizes middle-class Gen X parenting, and find sheer, white-knuckled terror at its core.”
Carina Chocano·The Los Angeles Times
Accolades
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Todd FieldDirectorKate WinsletSarah PiercePatrick WilsonBrad AdamsonJennifer ConnellyKathy AdamsonGregg EdelmanRichard PierceSadie GoldsteinLucy PierceTy SimpkinsAaron AdamsonNoah EmmerichLarry HedgesJackie Earle HaleyRonnie J. McGorveyPhyllis SomervilleMay McGorveyHelen CareyJeanCatherine WolfMarjorieMary B. McCannMary AnnThomas NewmanComposerTom PerrottaWriterFrom the studio
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