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Little Children
2006
· Movie
· 137 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1569
- IMDb #1064
- Google retired #2887
- Rotten Tomatoes #1473
- Metacritic #990
- Letterboxd #1423
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1947
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1445
- Metacritic Critics #1028
- Metacritic Audience #1082
- Criticker #809
- Douban #956
- Kinopoisk #2437
- AlloCiné #2135
- Trakt #2458
Every rating
60–82
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 82.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The lives of several suburban parents intersect in a playground. A stay-at-home mother begins an affair with a handsome stay-at-home father. Their relationship unfolds alongside the story of a convicted child molester who moves back into the neighborhood, stirring up panic and hypocrisy among the residents.
Details
- Director
- Todd Field
- Writers
- Todd Field, Tom Perrotta
- Based on
- Little Children by Tom Perrotta
- Released
- 6 October 2006
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 137 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $26.0M
- Box office
- $14.8M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →4 wins from 19 nominations across 17 ceremonies
| Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama 2006 | Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama | Patrick Wilson | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2006 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama 2006 | Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
| Best Film 2006 | Best Film | Todd Field | Nominee |
| Best Film 2006 | Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Film (included in list of "Top 10 Films of 2006") 2006 | Best Film (included in list of "Top 10 Films of 2006") | Nominee | |
| Best Film – Drama 2006 | Best Film – Drama | Nominee |
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19 awards — Little Children
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Palm Springs Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Desert Palm Achievement Award | Kate Winslet | Winner |
| Visionary Award | Todd Field | Winner |
Best Film
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Film | Todd Field | Nominee |
Breakthrough Performance – Male
1 nomination, 1 won
| Breakthrough Performance – Male | Patrick Wilson | Winner |
Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role – Drama | Patrick Wilson | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Leading Role – Drama | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
Best Film (included in list of "Top 10 Films of 2006")
1 nomination
| Best Film (included in list of "Top 10 Films of 2006") | Nominee |
Best Film – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Film – Drama | Nominee |
Best Overall DVD
1 nomination
| Best Overall DVD | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Todd Field and Tom Perrotta | Nominee |
Best Screenplay – Adapted
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Adapted | Todd Field and Tom Perrotta | Nominee |
Best Writer
1 nomination
| Best Writer | Todd Field and Tom Perrotta | Nominee |
British Actress of the Year
1 nomination
| British Actress of the Year | Kate Winslet | Nominee |
International Film Festival of Marrakech
1 nomination
| Golden Star | Todd Field | Nominee |
Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role | Jackie Earle Haley | Nominee |
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role | Kate Winslet | Nominee |