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 OutcomeAcademy Awards Best Actress Kate Winslet  Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Adapted Screenplay Todd Field & Tom Perrotta Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Drama by or About Women Todd Field  Best Actress  Kate Winslet BAFTA Awards Best Actress  Kate Winslet Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Film Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, Todd Field  Best Actress Kate Winslet  Best Writer Todd Field & Tom Perrotta Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Actress Kate Winslet  Best Screenplay  Todd Field & Tom Perrotta 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 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 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 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Actress Kate Winslet OFTA Best Actress Kate Winslet  Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Screenplay - Adapted Todd Field & Tom Perrotta  Best Casting Belinda Monte & Todd Thaler Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Actress Kate Winslet  Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Screenplay - Adapted Todd Field & Tom Perrotta Palm Springs International Film Festival Desert Palm Achievement Awar Kate Winslet  Visionary Award Todd Field San Francisco Film Critics Circle Best Picture Todd Field  Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley  Best Screenplay - Adapted Todd Field & Tom Perrotta 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 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 Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards Best Picture Todd Field  Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley Writers Guild of America Awards Best Adapted Screenplay Todd Field & Tom Perrotta Vancouver Film Critics Circle Best Picture Todd Field  Best Actress Kate Winslet  

References

Category:2006 drama movies
Category:American drama movies
Category:Movies based on books
Category:English-language movies
Category:American independent movies