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Little Children
| Actor(s): Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich Director(s): Todd Field 31 |
Details
| MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Nudity, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Profanity Movie Release: 2006 DVD Release: 05/01/2007 Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 17 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Total Copies: 2 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Marriage Drama |
Synopsis
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Todd Field teams with novelist Tom Perrotta to adapt Perrotta's acclaimed novel concerning the suburban malaise experienced by a handful of small-town individuals whose intersecting lives converge in a variety of surprising, and sometimes ominous, ways. Kate Winslet, Jennifer Connelly, and Patrick Wilson star in a cinematic adaptation that doesn't aim so much to simply reproduce the book for the screen as it does to re-imagine the written word by exploring new possibilities for the characters and situations originally presented in Perrotta's 2004 best-seller. Sarah (Winslet) is a suburban outsider who, unlike the other playground moms, isn't afraid to approach the dreamy but long-absent father whom smitten housewives have taken to calling the "Prom King." Long days at the local community pool with their respective children soon find Sarah becoming acquainted with local husband and father Brad (Patrick Wilson) -- who seems to share in her seething discontentment with life in their quaint commuter town. An English literature major who never envisioned a fate as a soccer mom, Sarah has a growing dissatisfaction with her successful husband (Gregg Edelman) that parallels Brad's increasing frustration with his inability to pass the bar and connect with his wife, Kathy (Jennifer Connelly), a successful documentary filmmaker. It's not long before the dejected pair is meeting for a series of illicit afternoon trysts as their unsuspecting spouses work and their children lie quietly napping. Meanwhile, after the community is riled by the return of a convicted sex offender (Jackie Earle Haley) who leaves the concerned parents scrambling to protect their young ones, an attempt made by Sarah and Brad to legitimize their clandestine relationship by dining together with their respective spouses begins to awaken Kathy's suspicions about the fidelity of her husband. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast
Kate Winslet - Sarah Pierce
Jennifer Connelly - Kathy Adamson
Patrick Wilson - Brad Adamson
Jackie Earle Haley - Ronnie J. McGorvey
Noah Emmerich - Larry Hedges
Jennifer Connelly - Kathy Adamson
Patrick Wilson - Brad Adamson
Jackie Earle Haley - Ronnie J. McGorvey
Noah Emmerich - Larry Hedges
Awards
| 2006 | Best Music Score (Runner-up) (winner) | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Thomas Newman |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | New York Film Critics Society | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Screenplay (nominee) | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Screenplay (nominee) | Broadcast Film Critics Association | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (winner) | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (winner) | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | San Francisco Film Critics Circle | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee) | Golden Globe | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Screenplay (nominee) | Golden Globe | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Screenplay (nominee) | Golden Globe | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best British Actress (nominee) | London Film Critics Association | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Chicago Film Critics Association | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Chicago Film Critics Association | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | Chicago Film Critics Association | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | Chicago Film Critics Association | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Actress - Drama (nominee) | Satellite Awards | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (nominee) | Satellite Awards | Patrick Wilson |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Satellite Awards | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Satellite Awards | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | Southeastern Film Critics Circle | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | Screen Actors Guild | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee) | Screen Actors Guild | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | Oklahoma Film Critics Circle | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee) | National Society of Film Critics | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | Online Film Critics Association | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (winner) | Online Film Critics Association | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Online Film Critics Association | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Online Film Critics Association | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Writers Guild of America | Tom Perrotta |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Writers Guild of America | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee) | Iowa Film Critics Association | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | British Academy of Film and Television | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Actress (nominee) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Kate Winslet |
| 2006 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic (nominee) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Jackie Earle Haley |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Todd Field |
| 2006 | Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee) | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie | Tom Perrotta |
Member Reviews
Julie A. wrote on 12/10/2007...
1 of 3 member(s) found this review helpful.
**SPOILER** **Blunt language used in review**Sorry, but I found this to be just another movie about suburban parents disallusioned with their lives and turning to sex with another disallusioned neighbor for a respite. Where's the originality? One husband is jacking off while looking at a hotty online. One wife is too engrossed in work. There's the requisite problem neighbor and gossiping housewives. Toss in the appropriate amount of guilt to make you feel slightly ok with what these folks are doing, and there you have it. I guess the shots of Patrick Wilson's ass and Kate Winslet's boobs are to keep you hanging around. The characters are flat and shallow, except the convicted child molestor. He's yucky and creepy, which means he's a good actor.
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