Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women each determined to live life on her own terms -- is both timeless and timely. Portraying Jo, Meg, Amy, and Beth March, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, with Timothée Chalamet as their neighbor Laurie, Laura Dern as Marmee, and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.
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PG (for thematic elements and brief smoking)
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Running Time: 135 minutes
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Total Count: 381
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Verified Ratings: 18,180
”Greta Gerwig's take on Louisa May Alcott's novel is intelligent and fleet, refreshing if not radical, and as organic in its feminist convictions as it is in its depiction of close-knit sororal love.” – Philippa Snow, The New Republic
”What's enjoyable about this version of Little Women is its fusion of solitude and warmth -- the pleasures found in the company of others, and the vitality of keeping one's own.” – Katherine Connell, Hyperallergic