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Summary With her husband off at war, Marmee (Susan Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughters, her little women. There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder); conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado); fragile Beth (Claire Danes); and romantic Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis). As the years pass, the sisters share some of the most cherished ...

Directed By: Gillian Armstrong

Written By: Louisa May Alcott, Robin Swicord

Little Women

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 85 User Ratings
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Summary With her husband off at war, Marmee (Susan Sarandon) is left alone to raise their four daughters, her little women. There is the spirited Jo (Winona Ryder); conservative Meg (Trini Alvarado); fragile Beth (Claire Danes); and romantic Amy (Kirsten Dunst and Samantha Mathis). As the years pass, the sisters share some of the most cherished ...

Directed By: Gillian Armstrong

Written By: Louisa May Alcott, Robin Swicord

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 23 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
23 Reviews
0% Mixed
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Director Gillian Armstrong takes the delicate snow globe that is Little Women and gives it a bold new shake. [21 Dec 1994]
By Susan Wloszczyna
100
[The novel's] themes have never not been fresh and they gleam here under the sympathetic and enlivening touch of Armstrong and her cast, who move through the events with sunny assurance and complete immersion in character. [21 Dec 1994]
By Jay Carr

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 85 User Ratings
7.4
74% Positive
63 Ratings
18% Mixed
15 Ratings
8% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 85 User Ratings
7.4
74% Positive
63 Ratings
18% Mixed
15 Ratings
8% Negative
7 Ratings

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May 5, 2020
10
Dostoyevsky3
Through fine acting and the themes of Louisa May Alcott's timeless novel. This is a masterful retelling of her classic story brought to film with wonderful charm.
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Mar 10, 2020
10
Lasvin
There isn't two ways about saying this. Watch the movie. You won't regret it. The storyline, acting, emotion, and just everything about it was exceptionally done.
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Director Gillian Armstrong and writer Robin Swicord have fashioned an entrancing film from this distinctly unfashionable classic.
By Richard Corliss FULL REVIEW
88
Gillian Armstrong's adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel is lively and thoughtful and beautifully formed. [21 Dec 1994]
By Elizabeth Renzetti
80
Armstrong applies a dusting of contemporary feminism, but the stubborn sentimentalism of Alcott's endearing family portrait endures. [21 Dec 1994]
By Rita Kempley
78
Armstrong presents a warm, funny, and believable rendering of the March family.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
70
Ms. Armstrong's Little Women, which has enough sugar to make your teeth sing, if not your heart. [29 Dec 1994]
By Amy Gamerman
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Mar 13, 2016
10
simonerodriguez
this movie is a real tear jerker! i cry EVERYTIME i watch it! the acting is just so put together, the plot the scenes, everything in this film works perfectly together and the ending is superb!a must see!
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Feb 12, 2020
5
August49
Not my favourite film................................................................
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Jan 18, 2025
3
WV7dogguy
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Feb 9, 2020
1
Newy
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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Dec 27, 2019
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Dartt
So boring! Lost interest was just waiting for it to end! There were people yawning and falling asleep in theater! Huge waste of time !
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Production Company
  • Columbia Pictures
  • DiNovi Pictures
Release Date Dec 21, 1994
Duration 1 h 55 m
Rating PG
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Tagline The story that has Lived in our hearts For generations, Now comes to the screen For the holidays
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations

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