Giant Little Ones

R

Released Mar 1, 2019

1 hr. 34 min.

Drama

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Franky Winter and Ballas Kohl have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team, and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life - until the night of Franky's epic 17th birthday party when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected incident that changes their lives forever.

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Critics Consensus

Giant Little Ones puts a complex and refreshingly nuanced spin on the traditional coming of age drama, further elevated by the admirable efforts of a talented cast.

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Steven M

Inspiring, heart breaking, and thought provoking. Truly a beautiful coming of age story that explored the intersections of friendship, sexuality, and family. I am so glad that I saw this film, and can only hope that I will see another film some day that moved me as much as this one. May we all hope to have more Franky's in this world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/06/24

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Nappyheadhiji

It ended so badly im mad asf

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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isla s

I didn't fully pay attention to this film, I feel, as I couldn't help but wonder what I missed. Something happens between two characters which is the pivotal moment in the film but yet I feel like I didn't see it. I thought this was a pretty hum drum, run of the mill type high school/coming of age film, which didn't really appeal to me frankly. It got good average rates on IMDB but it didn't really interest me. I suppose people of high school age may enjoy it more than I did. It did seem reasonably well made but it didn't work for me as such. I wouldn't recommend it, no.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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lee m

I enjoyed this comming of age movie and its quite gripping at times where you get a sense of emotion due to the storyline and quite sad story between friends when clearly he's quick to point the finger at his friend than admit himself that he's either gay or bisexual and the plot feels real and I bet many people can relate to aswell

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Wow! What a movie! Beautiful, an emotional rollercoaster. So clever, subtle and nuanced. I loved every moment of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

I really enjoyed this. Great acting, and overall production. Glad it didn’t feel like a lecture, like many movies on this spectrum do. Would definitely recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/11/21

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Keith Behrman

Director

Josh Wiggins

Franky Winter

Darren Mann

Ballas Kohl

Taylor Hickson

Natasha Kohl

Maria Bello

Carly Winter

Kyle MacLachlan

Ray Winter

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Bruce DeMara

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Finally, a film about teenage sexuality and its inherent fluidity that has something authentic and intelligent to say.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 28, 2019

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James Berardinelli

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There's something enormously refreshing about the openness and honesty found in Keith Behrman's coming-of-age film, Giant Little Ones.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 23, 2019

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

[An] emotionally honest and heartfelt look at figuring out one's path through the difficult journey of adolescence.

Rated: B

Mar 15, 2019

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Brian T. Carney

Washington Blade

A timely but timeless coming-of-age story about friendship, betrayal and the power of rumor.

Dec 7, 2022

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

The script is filled with smart observations and endearing character work, and it’s supported by strong direction and a very able ensemble.

Rated: 8/10

Jun 4, 2022

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

While this is another film that depicts a fairly negative gay experience and returns often to locker-room sequences to keep people watching, the stakes are high enough to make this an entertaining ninety minutes.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 1, 2021

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Synopsis

Franky Winter and Ballas Kohl have been best friends since childhood. They are high school royalty: handsome, stars of the swim team, and popular with girls. They live a perfect teenage life - until the night of Franky's epic 17th birthday party when Franky and Ballas are involved in an unexpected incident that changes their lives forever.

Director: Keith Behrman
Executive Producer: Hussain Amarshi, Daniel Bekerman, Maria Bello, Ricky Blumenstein, Paul Finkel, Mark Gingras, Nathan Morlando, Jason Potash, Patrice Theroux
Screenwriter: Keith Behrman
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Sugar Shack Productions, Euclid 431 Pictures, Storyboard Entertainment, Scythia Films
Rating: R (Some Drug/Alcohol Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $159.1K
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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