Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The Little Thief

Play trailer The Little Thief R 1989 1h 45m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
71% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 72% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In the aftermath of World War II, 16-year-old Janine Castang (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the country. Unhappy with her new living arrangements, Janine begins acting out by compulsively stealing. After more than one encounter with the police, the troubled girl runs away to the city. There, she finds work as a maid and begins an affair with an older, married man (Didier Bezace), but still can't escape her kleptomania.

Critics Reviews

View All (7) Critics Reviews
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times The Little Thief tells this interesting story in a somewhat frustrating way. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) An excellent French film. [Full review in Spanish] Jun 28, 2022 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 6, 2005 Full Review Andy Klein Los Angeles CityBeat Rated: 4/5 Jun 19, 2004 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Feb 27, 2004 Full Review Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Rated: 2/5 Feb 22, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (15) audience reviews
Audience Member great films, great memories. One of Jane's and Serge's daughter's first role Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member love the atmosphere, music, Charlotte's character ... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member bon film d apres guerre qui a revele charlotte gainsbourg Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Great story. The music in the opening credits - together with the war-time clips – just drew me right in. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Tres bonne interpretation de Charlotte Gainsbourg. Du bon Claude Miller. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Dans la lignée de l'effrontée nous retrouvons une Charlotte, perdue, pleine de vie et qui mord la vie sans forcément réfléchir. Tout le charme d'une jeune fille curieuse et maladroite au début de la vie des "grandes personnes" !!! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
The Little Thief

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

More Like This

View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
Kung Fu Master! 100% 71% Kung Fu Master! Watchlist The Unbearable Lightness of Being 87% 84% The Unbearable Lightness of Being Watchlist The Rapture 65% 62% The Rapture Watchlist Olivier Olivier 88% 87% Olivier Olivier Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All The Little Thief photos

The Little Thief

The Little Thief (1989) The Little Thief (1989) The Little Thief (1989) The Little Thief (1989) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In the aftermath of World War II, 16-year-old Janine Castang (Charlotte Gainsbourg) is sent to live with her aunt and uncle in the country. Unhappy with her new living arrangements, Janine begins acting out by compulsively stealing. After more than one encounter with the police, the troubled girl runs away to the city. There, she finds work as a maid and begins an affair with an older, married man (Didier Bezace), but still can't escape her kleptomania.
Director
Claude Miller
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m