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      Little Children

      R Released Oct 6, 2006 2 hr. 10 min. Drama List
      80% 162 Reviews Tomatometer 82% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Sarah (Kate Winslet) is a well-educated woman who cannot come to terms with her life as a housewife and mother. Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, is married to a beautiful filmmaker (Jennifer Connelly) and goes skateboarding instead of studying for the bar exam. The pair meet at a playground and soon begin having secret trysts while their children nap and their spouses are at work. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 16 Buy Now

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      Little Children takes a penetrating look at suburbia and its flawed individuals with an unflinching yet humane eye.

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      Rhianna J Kate Winslet is the greatest actress of my time. I honestly never hesitate to watch a film that she's involved with and I am never disappointed. This film sits in the shallows and never dives too deep but it works, it's modest and feels real. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Jeff M The beauty of art is that it can mean many different things to many different people, regardless of or sometimes even in spite of the artist's intent. How you interpret this movie and what you get out of it will depend on a number of different criteria and how you relate, or don't relate, to the players involved. At its core, I think it's about two disparate but equally unsatisfied people who surprisingly find a connection. We've seen this in a thousand movies. The secret sauce here is the subplot involving the local sex offender, played by Jackie Earle Haley in an absolutely phenomenal performance. It's an amazingly complex role and our feelings about him eventually run the gamut. The storylines converge at the end, and one is forced to re-examine our thoughts and feelings about all of these characters. Winslet and Wilson are both great here, and it's interesting how each of them handle the effects of their affair differently. Connelley's is the only character (and/or performance) that feels a little off. With limited screen time, she isn't given the opportunity to flesh out a character beyond the suspicious jilted spouse. Kudos to Phyllis Somerville in a small but heartrending performance as Haley's mom. There are scenes here among the most disturbing and psychologically troubling I've seen in any movie. I get something new out of this every time I watch it, and it's an awesome movie to discuss with someone afterwards. It's likely you'll have very different opinions about what you saw. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review MB B One of the most cringeworthy movies that I have ever seen. Just gross with unlikable main characters. Can't believe Kate Winslet chose to be part of this. Ick, ick, ick! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Anne M It was a movie about a**holes. I can't stand watching movies about horrible people. It just kept getting worse and worse. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Red K One of the best films I've ever seen. The pool side shot, is remarkable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/12/23 Full Review Jerod S Winslet and Wilson have a suburban affair in this drama about the lives of the folks in the neighborhood. A pedophile moves in to add some spice, but its a painful view into discontentment. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald The film displays a certain kinship with Sam Mendes's American Beauty, but Field is more tragedian than social satirist. Feb 9, 2007 Full Review David Fear Time Out Rated: 4/5 Feb 3, 2007 Full Review Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Little Children is disturbing and smart and the best satire of modern American suburbia since American Beauty. Rated: 5/5 Jan 5, 2007 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com '...the 134 minute length is justified by the eloquent way that Field skilfully draws out the mores of the suburban community...' Rated: 4/5 May 30, 2023 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...a slow-moving yet mostly engrossing drama... Rated: 3.5/4 Nov 24, 2022 Full Review David Lamble Bay Area Reporter Little Children shines through its flaws to deliver some of this season's most adult entertainment, a chilly send-up of an America we can all see out our windows or through our video screens. May 19, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Sarah (Kate Winslet) is a well-educated woman who cannot come to terms with her life as a housewife and mother. Brad (Patrick Wilson), a stay-at-home dad, is married to a beautiful filmmaker (Jennifer Connelly) and goes skateboarding instead of studying for the bar exam. The pair meet at a playground and soon begin having secret trysts while their children nap and their spouses are at work.
      Director
      Todd Field
      Executive Producer
      Kent Alterman, Toby Emmerich, Patrick J. Palmer
      Screenwriter
      Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
      Distributor
      New Line Cinema
      Production Co
      New Line Cinema, Standard Film Company Inc., Bona Fide Productions
      Rating
      R (Some Disturbing Content|Language|Strong Sexuality and Nudity)
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Oct 6, 2006, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      May 31, 2010
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $5.5M
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