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- 2017
- Not Rated
- FilmBuff
- 1 h 24 m
- 2017
- Not Rated
- FilmBuff
- 1 h 24 m
Summary An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Directed By: Rob Meyer
Written By: Annie J. Howell
- 2017
- Not Rated
- FilmBuff
- 1 h 24 m
- 2017
- Not Rated
- FilmBuff
- 1 h 24 m
Little Boxes
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6.8
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Summary An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Directed By: Rob Meyer
Written By: Annie J. Howell
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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58% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
52
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
58% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It avoids the big confrontation or grand statement; doing so allows it to be an effective, if somewhat uneventful, study of the Brooklyn bubble effect.
Little Boxes doesn’t manage to summon as much unique insight into prejudice as screenwriter Annie Howell and director Ron Meyer probably expected to achieve. But what keeps their movie watchable is that Lynskey, Ellis and Jackson are completely believable as a loving family unit.
Even as some of the supporting players and subplots veer toward caricature, the family dynamics at the film’s center remain entirely relatable.
Despite the contrived drama surrounding it, this is a refreshingly uncynical portrait of familial strife.
While racist slights remain unfortunately common, Little Boxes doesn't exactly use them to illuminate the nuances of suburban life.
Despite its occasional smart commentary, the film offers a limited, one-note response to modern day racism.
The film's default mode is to lazily skewer suburbanites as cartoonishly privileged yuppies.
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