Little Woods

R

Released Apr 19, 2019

1 hr. 45 min.

Drama

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In North Dakota, two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.

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Critics Consensus

Led by standout work from Tessa Thompson, Little Woods tells a grimly absorbing tale that marks a commendable debut for writer-director Nia DaCosta.

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Ash P

For being Nia DeCosta's first movie since I've already seen her works on Candyman and The Marvels, she did a damn good first movie to start her career especially when she was just in college, too. Great acting, a good deep story especially when it's based on true events over at Noth Dekota when it comes to doing whatever it takes to live through a poverty-stricken town. Sure, some scenes do feel slow but those are just minor nitpicks for me. Yet the only thing important as it went was the sisters pushing through so that they are happy for one another even for their mother who'd recently died and for their child to live a well loved life. Plus, good to see Lance Reddick - bless his soul - to deliver some good scenes when Tessa Thompson comes around to see him. 9/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/30/23

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Geaux P

What a steaming pile of dog sh*t. I want my hour and forty-five minutes of life back. I pray this director is never allowed to work again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/27/23

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Aldo G

I watched this picture after watching Candyman which was expertly directed by Nia DaCosta. Little Woods is her directing debut and while she clearly a filmmaker with much to say, this film felt flat to me. The performances by the two leads are excellent, the story is worthy of being told, but Little Woods and I never connected.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/23/23

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Jelisije J

A very dark depressing realistic story of two sisters who are struggling with making their lives better in the midst of a poverty stricken town.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/10/23

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Steven I

Pfft, 1 hour and 43 minutes of BORING! It is so sad, because this movie had potential in many directions it could have taken.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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tom m

I like Tessa Thompson and Lily James. They put in good performances in this film. The story was just okay, though. It was rather depressing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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James Badge Dale

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Roxana Hadadi

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DaCosta, Thompson, and James have created something tense and timely and empathetic in Little Woods, further expanding the Western genre and adding another slice of American life to it.

Feb 25, 2020

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Claudia Puig

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A taut and affecting thriller.

Sep 27, 2019

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

The directorial debut by Nia DaCosta is a stunning, deep and thoughtful portrait of two marginalised women in America forgotten by city folk and the political class.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 21, 2019

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Elissa Suh

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Before directing the Candyman sequel, Nia DaCosta made more plain the unforgiving horror that is the U.S. healthcare system in this woman-powered neo-western...

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A slow-burning tale of poverty and limited options that gradually closes-in on the viewer with a claustrophobic sense of tension.

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Kip Mooney

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A humane film, one that's non-judgmental, even on the most sensitive of topics.

Rated: B+

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Synopsis

In North Dakota, two estranged sisters are driven to extremes when their mother dies, leaving them with one week to pay back her mortgage.

Director: Nia DaCosta
Executive Producer: Fred Berger, John Boccardo, David Boies, Lia Buman, Tom Dolby, Susanne Filkins, Derek Esplin, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Abdi Nazemian, Tessa Thompson, David S. Stone, Ethan C. Yake
Screenwriter: Nia DaCosta
Distributor: Neon
Production Co: Buffalo Picture House, Extra A Productions
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug Material)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 19, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 16, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $147.1K

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