Little Children (movie)

Little Children is a 2006 drama movie based on the novel of the same name. Actress Kate Winslet plays a reluctant housewife and mother from Boston in the film.

Cast

• Kate Winslet as Sarah Pierce
• Patrick Wilson as Brad Adamson
• Jennifer Connelly as Katherine "Kathy" Adamson
• Jackie Earle Haley as Ronald "Ronnie" James McGorvey
• Noah Emmerich as Larry Hedges
• Phyllis Somerville as May McGorvey
• Gregg Edelman as Richard Pierce
• Ty Simpkins as Aaron Adamson
• Sadie Goldstein as Lucy Pierce
• Jane Adams as Sheila
• Raymond J. Barry as Bullhorn Bob
• Trini Alvarado as Theresa
• Marsha Dietlein as Cheryl
• Mary B. McCann as Mary Ann
• Rebecca Schull as Laurel
• Chadwick Brown as Tony Correnti
• Adam Mucci as Richie Murphy
• Chance Kelly as Pete Olaffson
• Lola Pashalinski as Bridget
• Hunter Reid as Christian
• Sarah Buxton as Slutty Kay
• Will Lyman (uncredited) as Narrator
• Thomas Greaney as Troy

Reception

Reviews of Little Children were mostly positive. The movie got an 80% rating from the Rotten Tomatoes.^[1]

Top ten lists

Little Children was listed on many critics' top ten lists.^[2]

• 1st – Kevin Crust, Los Angeles Times
• 2nd – Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
• 3rd – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
• 3rd – Dennis Harvey, Variety
• 4th – James Berardinelli, Reelviews
• 4th – J.R. Jones, Chicago Reader
• 5th – Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle
• 6th – Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter
• 8th – Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian
• 9th – A.O. Scott, New York Times
• 10th – William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• 10th – Richard Schickel, Time
• Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
• Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
• Top 10 (listed alphabetically) – Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
• Best of 2006 (listed alphabetically, not ranked) – David Denby, The New Yorker^[3]

Accolades

Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Outcome
Academy Awards	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Nominated
	Best Adapted Screenplay	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists	Best Drama by or About Women	Todd Field	Won
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
BAFTA Awards	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Film	Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Writer	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards	Best Picture	Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
Deauville American Film Festival	Grand Special Prize	Todd Field	Nominated
Dublin Film Critics' Circle	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
Empire Awards	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	Best Motion Picture - Drama	Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Actress - Motion Picture, Drama	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Screenplay- Motion Picture	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Gotham Awards	Best Film	Todd Field	Nominated
Iowa Film Critics Awards	Best Picture	Todd Field	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
London Film Critics' Circle	British Actress of the Year	Kate Winslet	Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards	Best Music	Thomas Newman	Won
National Society of Film Critics	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Nominated
New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
OFTA	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
	Best Screenplay - Adapted	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
	Best Casting	Belinda Monte & Todd Thaler	Nominated
Online Film Critics Society Awards	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
	Best Screenplay - Adapted	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival	Desert Palm Achievement Awar	Kate Winslet	Won
	Visionary Award	Todd Field	Won
San Francisco Film Critics Circle	Best Picture	Todd Field	Won
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
	Best Screenplay - Adapted	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Won
Satellite Awards	Best Film - Drama	Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Actress - Drama	Kate Winslet	Nominated
	Best Actor - Drama	Patrick Wilson	Nominated
	Best Screenplay - Adapted	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	Jackie Earle Haley	Nominated
	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role	Kate Winslet	Nominated
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards	Best Picture	Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor	Jackie Earle Haley	Won
Writers Guild of America Awards	Best Adapted Screenplay	Todd Field & Tom Perrotta	Nominated
Vancouver Film Critics Circle	Best Picture	Todd Field	Nominated
	Best Actress	Kate Winslet	Nominated

References

1. "Little Children". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
2. "Metacritic: 2006 Film Critic Top Ten Lists". February 12, 2010. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
3. Denby, David (December 11, 2006). "Memorable Movies of 2006" – via www.newyorker.com.