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  • 2019
  • R
  • Neon
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Neon
  • 1 h 45 m

Summary Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her estranged sister Deb (James), who is facing her own cri...

Directed By: Nia DaCosta

  • 2019
  • R
  • Neon
  • 1 h 45 m
  • 2019
  • R
  • Neon
  • 1 h 45 m

Little Woods

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
5.6
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Summary Little Woods, North Dakota, a fracking boomtown well beyond its prime. Ollie is trying to survive the last few days of her probation after getting caught illegally running prescription pills over the Canadian border. But when her mother dies, she is thrust back into the life of her estranged sister Deb (James), who is facing her own cri...

Directed By: Nia DaCosta

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
19 Reviews
10% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
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10% Mixed
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89
Apr 17, 2019
A thriller wants to entertain you. Little Woods wants you to think, and feel. I did both.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
83
Apr 16, 2019
Rather than pass judgment, Little Woods merely allows life to occur in its oft-depressive state of seeming futility. Thompson and James commendably imbue each character with a palpable fear that ensures their actions are beyond reproach.
By Jared Mobarak FULL REVIEW
80
Apr 20, 2019
It’s a testament to the strength of Thompson’s performance, and DaCosta’s control of tone and action, that for all the bleakness of this world, we keep watching. The result is a work that lingers, grimly, in the mind.
By Bilge Ebiri FULL REVIEW
75
Oct 3, 2019
A predictable narrative is given rich contours in Little Woods.
By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 17, 2019
Everyone comes out of Little Woods looking good, and DaCosta comes out with a directing career.
By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 15, 2019
Nia DaCosta’s heartland tale, rough around some edges, is a promising feature debut.
By David D'Arcy FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 15, 2019
Nia DaCosta indulges one of rural quasi-thriller’s most tiresome gambits: humorlessness as a mark of high seriousness.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
5.6
39% Positive
7 Ratings
39% Mixed
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22% Negative
4 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 18 User Ratings
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39% Positive
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39% Mixed
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22% Negative
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Production Company Automatik Entertainment, Extra A Productions, Stoneboies Entertainment, Tango Entertainment (III), Water's End Productions
Release Date Apr 19, 2019
Duration 1 h 45 m
Rating R
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Website https://www.facebook.com/LittleWoodsMovie/
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Awards

Fargo Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Denver International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Gasparilla International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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