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Little Manhattan

Play trailer Poster for Little Manhattan PG Released Sep 30, 2005 1h 30m Kids & Family Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Gabe (Josh Hutcherson), a sixth grader, is partnered with Rosemary (Charlie Ray) in his karate class. Though he's known her a long time, Rosemary suddenly becomes his first crush. At home, Gabe's unhappy parents, Adam (Bradley Whitford) and Leslie (Cynthia Nixon), are waiting for their divorce to be finalized. Gabe and Rosemary begin dating, but when he realizes she'll be going away to camp soon, he panics. His attempts to permanently win her over backfire, leaving him confused and miserable.
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Little Manhattan is a sweet story of young love that provides an enlightening if pragmatic view on love and courtship.

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Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Jul 7, 2006 Full Review Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times As directed by Mark Levin, Little Manhattan is an endearing, affectionately humorous and even lyrical depiction of the dawning of adolescence amid the privileged. Rated: 3/5 Dec 2, 2005 Full Review Lou Lumenick New York Post A moderately charming comedy depicting a fumbling prepubescent first romance in a beautiful, fairy-tale version of the borough. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 30, 2005 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens One of the best romantic comedies of the year (for all ages), Mark Levin's capable intelligent direction gives us an intelligently mature and layered film with a beauty and freshness that transcends time... Nov 14, 2019 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Sweetly insightful about how mindblowingly horrifying it is to find oneself with unwanted and unfamiliar romantic feelings, if one is a boy, at least. Rated: 7/10 May 17, 2015 Full Review Heather Boerner Common Sense Media Refreshingly realistic tween tale of first love. Rated: 4/5 Dec 18, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonathan L Nothing new, just an extremely well done, heartwarming childhood romance flick, one could argue one of the best. It's shot well enough, and the support cast are very good, especially Bradley Witford. However, this movie truely shines in its spot on representation of childhood, probably because, unlike other movies, they actually cast children to play CHILDREN. 90/100 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/24 Full Review angela g the story was good josh Hutcherson and Charlie ray did such a great job the movie was cute Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review Douglas E Este é um dos melhores filmes que eu já vi. Ele descreve bem oque é está apaixonado. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Between 2 and 2.5 stars. Maybe for children is OK, but there is too much sugar everywhere. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review renaldo d A sensitive and pleasant movie to watch, despite having a very childlike script is a great entertainment Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member a very young Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray star in an adorable movie about unexpected first love in the big city we've all had crushes as kids, basically cluess what to do about it thinking we know everything Gabe is 10 years old and he's never actually had the feeling of being in love, he was always meant to believe that girls were gross-magnets but when he's in karate class with a girl named Rosemary suddenly he starts feeling all these complex emotions unsure how to react since this is Gabe's first romantic encounter he spends as much time with her as possible but can the both of them have a future together someday? his folks are played by Bradley Whitford and Cynthia Nixon; they're separated but still maintain a healthy relationship with their son, it's pretty much one example of love not working out that two people can be completely different from one another the movie makes the subject of love cute and innocent even if it doesn't present a truly realistic view of it at such a young age the NYC setting adds to the charm and likability of Gabe and Rosemary having all kinds of adventures together love isn't about what you say, it's about the gestures you do for someone, doing the things you wouldn't normally dream of doing, having the courage you never knew you had inside, going the extra mile even if it hurts it's a true testament as well by the time the movie ends Gabe expresses that maybe other people will come and go in our lives but we never forget our first loves a heartwarming sweet movie not just for kids learning about the complexity of the subject but for adults too wanting to remember that spark at some point in their lives Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Gabe (Josh Hutcherson), a sixth grader, is partnered with Rosemary (Charlie Ray) in his karate class. Though he's known her a long time, Rosemary suddenly becomes his first crush. At home, Gabe's unhappy parents, Adam (Bradley Whitford) and Leslie (Cynthia Nixon), are waiting for their divorce to be finalized. Gabe and Rosemary begin dating, but when he realizes she'll be going away to camp soon, he panics. His attempts to permanently win her over backfire, leaving him confused and miserable.
Director
Mark Levin
Producer
Gavin Polone
Screenwriter
Mark Levin
Distributor
Fox
Production Co
New Regency Productions, Pariah, Epsilon Motion Pictures
Rating
PG (Language|Brief Action|Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 30, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$384.9K
Runtime
1h 30m
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