Little Giants

PG

Released Oct 14, 1994

1h 45m

Kids & Family

Comedy

List

36%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

63%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

Ever since childhood, nerdy Danny O'Shea (Rick Moranis) has felt inferior to his brother, Kevin (Ed O'Neill), a former college football star. Danny runs a gas station, while Kevin coaches the local youth football team. When Kevin's team rejects Danny's daughter, Becky (Shawna Waldron), because she's a girl, Becky convinces her dad to start a rival team, though the city can support only one. To prove himself against his brother, Danny begins coaching his team of misfits for a playoff game.

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Brant Bingamon

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 11, 2003

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Working in two platoons, [the four screenwriters] have skillfully removed all vestiges of originality from this story, and turned in a perfectly-honed retread of every other movie about how a team of losers wins the big game.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Malcolm Johnson

Hartford Courant

...dropping the ball at every turn.

May 23, 2018

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Randy White

Common Sense Media

The little guy wins in this rote comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 2, 2011

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Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

One of the worst movies ever made.

Rated: 0/5

May 9, 2005

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Caffeinated Clint

Moviehole

Moranis and O'Neill make a good double-act but the script's as thin as a wafer

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2005

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Tahira K

A heartwarming movie with a lovely message for all kids playing sports. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid and I recently rewatched it (unexpectedly on a flight) with unmitigated joy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Joshua W

If you grew up with this movie it holds up. I watched it with my seven year old in 2024 and he was quoting it for days.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Brianna B

I really enjoy this movie, great memory from childhood

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Jacob B

One of the better family-oriented sports comedies from this era, Little Giants by no means make any groundbreaking changes from the underdog formula and has its share of outdated humour but the sincere performances, the daughter's surprisingly compelling character arc, jokes that actually stick the landing when not dealing with flatulence and fat-shaming and storytelling that, by dealing with sibling rivalry, allows the film to have more of an identity of its own, make it a more underrated entry from the "Mighty Ducks wannabes" era. Hell, I think this is better, and stands out more, than they did.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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StephenPaul C

LOL, the funniest 1.75 hours ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In memory of John Madden, who played himself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/23

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Braylon S

This Movie would be a 100 but they Beat The Cowboys which is very unrealistic also this is the 90's So its very unrealistic here's one for example giants vs cowboys November 7th 94 the cowboys beat the giants 38-10

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/03/23

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Duwayne Dunham

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Rick Moranis

Danny O'Shea

Ed O'Neill

Kevin O'Shea

John Madden

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Becky O'Shea

Mary Ellen Trainor

Karen O'Shea

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Synopsis

Ever since childhood, nerdy Danny O'Shea (Rick Moranis) has felt inferior to his brother, Kevin (Ed O'Neill), a former college football star. Danny runs a gas station, while Kevin coaches the local youth football team. When Kevin's team rejects Danny's daughter, Becky (Shawna Waldron), because she's a girl, Becky convinces her dad to start a rival team, though the city can support only one. To prove himself against his brother, Danny begins coaching his team of misfits for a playoff game.

Director: Duwayne Dunham
Producer: Arne Schmidt
Screenwriter: James Ferguson, Robert Shallcross, Tommy Swerdlow, Michael Goldberg
Distributor: Argentina Video Home, Warner Bros.
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Amblin Entertainment
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 1994, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.8M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Stereo, Dolby Digital

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