Little Children

Little Children

2006 · 137 min · EN · R · 7.1 (1,154 votes)
Dir. Todd Field · Starring Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Gregg Edelman, Sadie Goldstein, Ty Simpkins · Music Thomas Newman
DramaRomance

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

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This film feels like a suffocating summer afternoon in suburbia, brimming with unspoken desires and simmering anxieties. It's a disquieting exploration of human frailty, moral compromise, and the unsettling truths lurking beneath placid surfaces, unfolding with a melancholic, deliberate pace.

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