Little Women

PG-13

Released Sep 28, 2018

1h 52m

Drama

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27 Reviews

Tomatometer

69%

100+ Ratings

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From girls playing in the attic to women living with purpose, the March sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy -- are always committed to supporting one another. When Jo moves to New York to pen a novel, her editor challenges her to write about something much more interesting -- her family. When tragedy brings the siblings back home, sticking together takes on a whole new meaning as Jo tries to comfort Beth when she gets sick.

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Critics Consensus

This updated version of Little Women may hold some appeal for newcomers, but fans of the classic source material have far better adaptations to choose from.

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This movie is really inspiring to women all over. The movie has a very great cast of actresses and the story is easy to follow and great.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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A very long movie to tell a very lackluster story.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyable modern adaptation of Little Women. The only thing really wrong with it was the abysmal casting of Laurie. Still shaking my head over who thought that actor was right for that role. And the professor was too handsome. It hits all the other notes though.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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This is a so stupid movie! I understand that there has to be a quota of bad movies and this is part of it!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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True to Alcott! Delightful in the modern world without ruining the morals, values, and sweetness of sisters! An absolute treat!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/23

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A poor modern adaptation of the classic. Jo, once the most interesting and likable of the Little Women, unfortunately in this version is absolutely insufferable; she spouts idiocy about capitalism, the patriarchy, and how the phrase "I'm starving" is insulting. I suppose she hasn't learned that capitalism essentially solved the starvation crisis across the world, and that the ideological opponent to capitalism caused mass starvations that wiped out some 100 million people in the 20th century. And let's not even get into how calling a theater panel of 'patriarchs' is appallingly pathetic and incorrect just because they happen to be men, let's get back to the movie: it's disappointing. Besides Jo being obnoxious, the modern interpretations of Meg, Beth, and Amy are fine. The switching between time frames is less successful though, as the pace and rhythm suffers and the editing is quite clumsy. I was looking for a light-hearted distraction, but this was well below that level.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Clare Niederpruem

Director

Sarah Davenport

Jo

Lea Thompson

Marmee

Melanie Stone

Meg

Allie Jennings

Beth

Taylor Murphy

Amy (Older)

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

This adaptation completely bungles the update.

Nov 19, 2019

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

Niederpruem gives it her very earnest all, but falls short both on continuity issues... and on making her gradually aging cast match up.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 28, 2018

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

For devotees, the essence of the Little Women story remains, and, for newcomers, it is a sweet film that should inspire them to explore the book and the more traditional adaptations.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 28, 2018

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A quiet little gem of a film.

Rated: 3.0/4.0

Sep 14, 2020

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Kudos to Niederpruem for attempting a contemporary vision for the March sisters, but the present-day context erases and ignores too much of what was remarkable in Alcott's classic story.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 19, 2019

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

I wanted to champion a sweet locally filmed movie and tell you all to hunt it down. Sadly I cannot.

Rated: 2/10

Feb 25, 2019

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Synopsis

From girls playing in the attic to women living with purpose, the March sisters -- Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy -- are always committed to supporting one another. When Jo moves to New York to pen a novel, her editor challenges her to write about something much more interesting -- her family. When tragedy brings the siblings back home, sticking together takes on a whole new meaning as Jo tries to comfort Beth when she gets sick.

Director: Clare Niederpruem
Producer: Maclain Nelson, Chris Donahue, Marybeth Sprows
Screenwriter: Clare Niederpruem, Kristi Shimek
Distributor: Pinnacle Peak
Production Co: Main Dog, Escapology, Paulist Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Teen Drinking|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 28, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 18, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 1h 52m