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Overview

User Rating:
7.9/10   33,109 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Todd Field (screenplay) &
Tom Perrotta (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 November 2006 (USA) more
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Plot:
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 24 nominations more
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and nudity, language and some disturbing content.
Runtime:
130 min
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Colour (DuArt)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Brazilian name: "Pecados Íntimos" (Intimate Sins) more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Larry references the mall shooting he says the boys were playing with an air gun at the Big 5. Big 5 Sporting Goods stores do not exist east of Texas, while the story takes place in Massachusetts. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Lucy Pierce: Want to take a walk with me?
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References Ikiru (1952) more
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245 out of 324 people found the following comment useful.
Amazing!, 21 October 2006
10/10
Author: soccer.goalie@verizon.net from Seattle, Washington

Out of all the "Oscar Bait" films I've seen this year, this film beats them all. Little Children is an unbelievable masterpiece about what it means to grow up. This idea is brilliantly portrayed through characters - while categorized as "adults" - have yet to outgrow certain adolescent stages.

Brad is a man who never got the chance to experience the spotlight in his youth, and now he desperately craves attention, acknowledgment, or admiration in any form.

Sarah is a woman who never learned how to grow past her own selfishness. She is angry at her daughter for needing attention when all Sarah wants is some time to herself.

Larry is a man who still harbors bully-like tendencies, and desperately just wants to fit in and be one of the guys. This is seen through his treatment of Ronnie - the pedophile who was just released from prison and returned to the neighborhood.

Ronnie is the dangerous man. The man who cannot connect with people his own age and seeks sexual gratification with children or with people who - like him - cannot fit into the adult world.

This isn't an action moving - it's an interaction movie. The scenes between characters have you nailed to your seat and deeply invested. The characters interact within their small community, and their actions with each other build into a climatic explosion that forces them all to face truths about themselves, and - finally - accept their responsibilities as mothers, husbands, fathers, and humans. This accepting is what separates little children from adults, immature from mature.

The tale is moving, sad, hilarious, dark, breathtaking, thought-provoking and many other creative adjectives. It forces you to reevaluate your idea of yourself and your thoughts on others. It forces you to see people you would normally loath and dismiss in a differently light. This a movie you will come out of changed. If you only see one film a higher, I cannot recommend this one more.

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