Little Manhattan
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Metascore
52 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Summary: 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)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Allison Corneau
    88
    Sweetly sentimental story of young love.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    75
    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.
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Anna Smith
    60
    Not quite as nauseous as its plot might suggest, Little Manhattan is sassy as well as sweet.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Aaron27
    10
    Great Movie and Great Cast... This Movie Will Make You Surely Fall In Love..

    First Love Is The Most Memorable Of All.. You Will Love This F    ilm

    TWO THUMBS UP.. ^_^    … Expand
  2. FerR.
    10
    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.… Expand
  3. SriS.
    10
    This movie was great!! it was really touching ... and really realistic.
  4. Tss5078
    7
    For those of you who don't know the name Josh Hutcherson, you will soon. He is a big Sci-Fi fan, and in his short career, has been in Journey To The Center of The Earth, Bridge To Terabithia, and he has also recently landed the lead in the upcoming Hunger Games trilogy. Little Manhattan was however the film that got him started. It's a simple story about a ten year old boy and his first love. Basically, I saw it as Sex In The City from the adolescent males point of view. (It even features Cynthia Nixon and Willie Garson.) The film was cute, but it should have been so much better. The kids were acting way way WAY too mature for ten year olds. I was a ten year old boy once and nothing like THAT ever crossed my mind. The parts are written for much older kids, nevertheless, Hutcherson and Charlie Ray both do a fantastic job with their respective roles. This should have been a comedy about the awkwardness of first love, instead, it's just a cute story. It's enjoyable, but they could have done so much more with this story and this cast.… Expand

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