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.

### Top ten lists

_Little Children_ was listed on many critics' top ten lists.

- 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_

### Accolades

|Award|Category|Recipients and nominees|Outcome||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|Academy Awards|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
|Best Adapted Screenplay|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="2"|Alliance of Women Film Journalists|Best Drama by or About Women|Todd Field||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||
||BAFTA Awards|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
|rowspan="3"|Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards|Best Film|Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||
|Best Writer|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="3"|Chicago Film Critics Association Awards|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||
|Best Screenplay|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="3"|Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards|Best Picture|Todd Field||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
||Deauville American Film Festival|Grand Special Prize|Todd Field||
||Dublin Film Critics' Circle|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
||Empire Awards|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
|rowspan="3"|Golden Globe Awards|Best Motion Picture - Drama|Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field||
|Best Actress - Motion Picture, Drama|Kate Winslet||||
|Best Screenplay- Motion Picture|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
||Gotham Awards|Best Film|Todd Field||
|rowspan="2"|Iowa Film Critics Awards|Best Picture|Todd Field||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
||London Film Critics' Circle|British Actress of the Year|Kate Winslet||
||Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards|Best Music|Thomas Newman||
||National Society of Film Critics|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||
|rowspan="2"|New York Film Critics Circle Awards|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||
|rowspan="4"|OFTA|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
|Best Screenplay - Adapted|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|Best Casting|Belinda Monte & Todd Thaler||||
|rowspan="3"|Online Film Critics Society Awards|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
|Best Screenplay - Adapted|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="2"|Palm Springs International Film Festival|Desert Palm Achievement Awar|Kate Winslet||
|Visionary Award|Todd Field||||
|rowspan="3"|San Francisco Film Critics Circle|Best Picture|Todd Field||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
|Best Screenplay - Adapted|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="4"|Satellite Awards|Best Film - Drama|Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field||
|Best Actress - Drama|Kate Winslet||||
|Best Actor - Drama|Patrick Wilson||||
|Best Screenplay - Adapted|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||||
|rowspan="2"|Screen Actors Guild Awards|Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Jackie Earle Haley||
|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Kate Winslet||||
|rowspan="2"|Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards|Best Picture|Todd Field||
|Best Supporting Actor|Jackie Earle Haley||||
|rowspan="1"|Writers Guild of America Awards|Best Adapted Screenplay|Todd Field & Tom Perrotta||
|rowspan="2"|Vancouver Film Critics Circle|Best Picture|Todd Field||
|Best Actress|Kate Winslet||||