Little Children (2006)

Directed by

Todd Field

Genre

drama film, independent film, romance film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,165 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An unhappy housewife has an affair with a married man in their suburban neighborhood. The story also follows a registered sex offender who has recently moved back to town.

tensemelancholicslow-burnunsettlingsatiricalobservationalemotionally rawquietly devastating

What happens

Little Children is a 2006 satirical melodrama film directed by Todd Field, based on the 2004 novel by Tom Perrotta, who co-wrote the screenplay with Field. It follows Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet), an unhappy housewife who has an affair with a married neighbor (Patrick Wilson). Also starring are Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville, and Will Lyman. Shooting began on July 25, 2005 and took place in various locations across the United States, primarily in New York City. The film premiered at the 44th New York Film Festival, and was released by New Line Cinema on October 6, 2006, on 5 screens, earning $145,946, with a $29,189 per-screen average. It was exhibited on a maximum of 32 screens throughout most of its run, briefly increasing to 109 screens in the few weeks leading up to the 79th Academy Awards. Despite the limited release, the film was favorably reviewed by critics, and won numerous critics' group prizes and received Oscar nominations for Best Actress for Winslet, Best Supporting Actor for Haley, and Best Adapted Screenplay for Field and Perrotta. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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