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Little Boy

Name: Little Boy
Genre: Drama, Comedy, War
Released: April 24, 2015
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 30
Cast: Ben Chaplin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Henrie, Eduardo Verástegui, Emily Watson

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Little Boy

Movie Details & Credits

Open Road Films | Release Date: April 24, 2015 | PG-13

Starring: Ben Chaplin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Henrie, Eduardo Verástegui, Emily Watson, Jakob Salvati, Kevin James, Michael Rapaport, Tom Wilkinson

Summary: A seven-year-old boy is willing to do whatever it takes to bring his father back from World War II.

Director: Alejandro Gomez Monteverde

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, War

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 106 min

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Rex Reed

Apr 22, 2015

There is a lot to admire here. Writer-director Alejandro Monteverde (Bella) is not afraid to take his time letting you get to know the characters or moving things along, but the movie never seems ponderous. Read full review

Stephen Farber

Apr 6, 2015

What makes it intermittently palatable even to non-believers is that it acknowledges some of the darker truths of the era. Read full review

Walter Addiego

Apr 23, 2015

The film has a good cast, and is competently made in a plain-vanilla way, but its greatest appeal will be to those who share its endorsement of traditional religious values. Read full review

Peter Keough

Apr 23, 2015

The film is so bizarre, contrived, manipulative, and meretricious that anything is possible. Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 23, 2015

It's all simplistic sermonizing in director and co-writer Alejandro Monteverde's hands, devoid of any thoughtful messiness about wartime mind-sets or family despair, and quick to sand any edges with postcard-pretty coastal town vistas and cutesy music cues. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Apr 22, 2015

Though Wilkinson gives an atypically restrained performance that lends the movie its best moments, and Watson manages to breathe a little life into her underwritten character, the movie is hopelessly simple-minded, with corny fantasy sequences, slathered-on folksiness and a plot twist that it would take a miracle of self-delusion not to see coming. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Apr 23, 2015

Examinations of faith on film don't have to be noxious. Read full review

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SeanWolfington

Apr 27, 2015

Extraordinary film! We brought my mother and our 4 kids and everyone loved it. It is funny, moving and deeply inspiring. The writing, acting and cinematography were extraordinary. Im not going to describe the film because it is too difficult, it has multiple layers but it seamlessly flows.Extraordinary film! We brought my mother and our 4 kids and everyone loved it. It is funny, moving and deeply inspiring. The writing, acting and cinematography were extraordinary. Im not going to describe the film because it is too difficult, it has multiple layers but it seamlessly flows. It has the classic sensibility of the sound of music, the heartwarming spirit of E.T. and cinematography like Life is Beautiful. In my opinion, it is the best family film of this decade.… Expand

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MurrayT

Aug 4, 2015

I'm the first one to shut down a movie if I think they're trying to push religious beliefs under the guise of entertainment. This isn't one of those. Even the priest wasn't very sure of himself. When all is said and done you can believe what you want to believe, just as the people in theI'm the first one to shut down a movie if I think they're trying to push religious beliefs under the guise of entertainment. This isn't one of those. Even the priest wasn't very sure of himself. When all is said and done you can believe what you want to believe, just as the people in the movie did. One of my favorite movies of the year, it's a shame that a lot of people won't see it because the critics trashed it. And by reading some of the reviews here, it's obvious a lot of people don't "get it." A shame.… Expand

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sexyanne

Sep 16, 2015

A powerful and very inspiring film that teaches good lessons. A perfect movie for the entire family.

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Hapkidoist

May 4, 2015

I took my 13 year old son to see this and we both loved it. Most of the bad reviews you read for this movie have more to do with an anti-Christian bias than the movie itself. It's a well written, well acted movie that was really fun to watch. Just go see it and make up your own mind.

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annapatweex31

Sep 11, 2015

A very inspiring and lovely movie to watch with loved ones. Perfect for the kids. A mix of funny and inspiring story.

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lukechristiansc

Oct 4, 2015

Little Boy is charming and interesting and is a well-shot film overall the film has commonplace characters, a terrible religious message, cliche's and it's offensive. The acting is okay, the actors give what is expected of them nothing special. An auto mechanic is sent James Busbee (MichaelLittle Boy is charming and interesting and is a well-shot film overall the film has commonplace characters, a terrible religious message, cliche's and it's offensive. The acting is okay, the actors give what is expected of them nothing special. An auto mechanic is sent James Busbee (Michael Rapaport) is sent to Japan to fight the Japanese during World War II, leaving his wife (Emily Watson) two sons London (David Henrie) Pepper (Jakob Salvati). Pepper feels upset without his father by his side, so he can't wait for him to return. His favorite magician Ben Eagle (Ben Chaplin) and priest (Tom Wilkinson) convince him to bring his dad home. The filmmakers want to make a story but they failed to make the story good overall they just made a silly mess. Grade B-… Expand

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gilgamesh123

Aug 17, 2015

this is the worst movie ever and a 2 year old boy could have written the story of this movie and the and why would a child act on a movie like this ****

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