Little Women

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Little Women

PG-13

2018

1h 52m

Drama

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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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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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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

Nov 19, 2019

This adaptation completely bungles the update.

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Sara Stewart

New York Post

Sep 28, 2018

2/4

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

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

Sep 28, 2018

3/4

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.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 14, 2020

3.0/4.0

A quiet little gem of a film.

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Nov 19, 2019

2/5

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.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Feb 25, 2019

2/10

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

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Rosana B

@RosanaBotafogo Mar 10, 2026

🥰😭😳😍 8,0 Sempre me encanto, me emociono e me comove profundamente essa historia, em todas as suas versões (essa é a 4ª já assisti 1949, 1994 e 2019) todas igualmente delicadas e apaixonantes, essa tem um diferencial, que foi a modernização da historia, e para a devida adequação muito da historia original foi alterada, entretanto manteve a essencial, que foi retratada de maneira doce, gentil e delicada, uma pequena poesia moderna... #film #films #cinema #filme #movie I'm always enchanted, moved, and deeply touched by this story, in all its versions (this is the 4th; I've already watched 1949, 1994, and 2019), all equally delicate and captivating. This one has a difference, which was the modernization of the story. For proper adaptation, much of the original story was altered, but the essence was maintained, portrayed in a sweet, gentle, and delicate way—a small modern poem...

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J L

@RT37563345 Jun 1, 2025

It was okay. But the director failed to reign in the young actress playing Jo. She was unlikeable. Rather than being passionate and a little rebellious but loveable, this Jo is abrasive, selfish, shallow and mean. I found myself wanting to tell her to chill out and stop overacting. Drama queen.

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Apr 20, 2022

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.

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Oct 16, 2020

A very long movie to tell a very lackluster story.

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Aug 19, 2020

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.

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May 31, 2020

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

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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.

Director: Clare Niederpruem
Producer: Lucas Grabeel, Brent Geisler, Maclain Nelson, Kristi Shimek, Stephen Shimek, David M. Wulf
Screenwriter: Clare Niederpruem, Kristi Shimek
Distributor: Pinnacle Peak
Production Co: Escapology, Main Dog, 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

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