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Little Manhattan

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Little Manhattan reviews
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9.6 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 10 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?

Based on 12 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Adventure  |  Comedy  |  Romance

Written by: Jennifer Flackett

Directed by: Mark Levin

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 30, 2005
DVD: April 4, 2006

Running Time: 84 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG for mild thematic elements, language and brief action

Starring Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson, Tonye Patano, J. Kyle Manzay, and Talia Balsam

New York City is the most romantic place in the world - especially when you're falling in love for the first time. Little Manhattan is a romantic comedy about life, the Big Apple - and that mysterious, maddening and wonderful phenomenon known as "first love." (Fox)

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

88

TV Guide Allison Corneau

Sweetly sentimental story of young love.

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75

New York Daily News Jami Bernard

What a treasure - a funny, tart, romantic comedy about tweens suffering the pangs of first love. It makes the cityscape an essential part of the romance, like a junior, vintage Woody Allen.

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63

New York Post Lou Lumenick

As in Allen's films, the extensive shooting -- mostly at locations in and around Central Park -- takes place in a whitebread world where the only person of color is Rosemary's nanny.

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60

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

An endearing, affectionately humorous and even lyrical depiction of the dawning of adolescence amid the privileged, yet Jennifer Flackett's script, for all its sheen, is problematic.

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60

Empire Anna Smith

Not quite as nauseous as its plot might suggest, Little Manhattan is sassy as well as sweet.

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60

The New York Times Janet Maslin

Small-scale, perfectly acted family film.

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50

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

While the juvenile performances are bright and engaging, and there's no shortage of genuinely humorous observations about love and life in the Big Apple, there's an inescapable small-screen dynamic to the scope and rhythm of the production.

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50

LA Weekly F. X. Feeney

At its best, there's a strong (albeit live-action) echo of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" in Little Manhattan. The movie's hero, Gabe, is a world-weary 10-year-old who addresses us in eloquent voice-overs. Like Charlie Brown, he's in love with a red-headed beauty.

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40

Village Voice Mark Holcomb

Who is this movie's target audience, anyway? Preteens will be bored stupid, while adults are unlikely to want to revisit puppy love in such grueling detail. The lingering, soft-focus, slo-mo shots of Rosemary that punctuate the action suggest a constituency I'd rather not contemplate.

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30

Variety Brian Lowry

Resting almost entirely on the shoulders of its young leads, both they and the pic lack the sparkle to sustain what seeks to be a whimsical premise but, except for a few moments, proves ponderous instead.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Fer R. gave it a10:
The movie is light, quite charming!!!! No one ever saw so clearly through a 10 year old boy!!! I fell in love with the movie and the story. Great Movie.

Sri S. gave it a10:
This movie was great!! it was really touching ... and really realistic.

Don M. gave it a10:
I laughed, I cried. A perfect recreation of first love, beautifully acted and crafted. Enjoy!

Helena D gave it a9:
I loved it! I thought it was one of few best ones I had come across in the last 5 years. I thought the cast was great and the story is real enough!

Stephen B. gave it a9:
This was charming! I was drawn into the world of this little boy and, like his parents, wanted so badly to help him through his adventure. What a wonderful, funny tale.

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