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Giant Little Ones

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Giant Little Ones

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Released Mar 1, 2019

1h 34m

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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Bruce DeMara

Toronto Star

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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Rick Bentley

Tribune News Service

Unlike so many coming-of-age films, Behrman shows the intelligent approach of presenting that while one incident may eventually be a major mile marker, it's not always immediately obvious how much impact will be made.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 18, 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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Tony O

Offering up all the feels of a film like “Perks of Being a Wallflower,” without that film’s self-awareness or showmanship, “Giant Little Ones” is among the best movies I have streamed in a long time. Mastering the arts of writing, acting and directing, this relatively quiet little picture delivers the sort of gut-punch magic so rarely found these days on any sized screen, all without attempting to lecture its audience or define the truths of sexual awakening. If you like to think and feel, but also enjoy being lifted, set aside 94 minutes and make this one a priority!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Troy C

Ok, I’m a little late to the game, but what a beautiful, smart, heartbreaking and charming film. A real and true example of the complexities of queer youth. Excellent performances all round. Congrats to all involved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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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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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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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
Producer: Allison Black
Screenwriter: Keith Behrman
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Euclid 431 Pictures, Storyboard Entertainment, Sugar Shack Productions, 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
Runtime: 1h 34m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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