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Little Secrets (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 48

Fresh: 29

Rotten:19

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Consensus: Little Secrets is wholesome entertainment for the kids, but also rather bland.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for thematic elements

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Aug 23, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $381,092

Synopsis: Emily Lindstrom (Wood), a gifted 14-year-old violinist, is skipping summer camp with her friends in order to rehearse for her audition with the prestigious San Fancisco youth Orchestra. Emily also... Emily Lindstrom (Wood), a gifted 14-year-old violinist, is skipping summer camp with her friends in order to rehearse for her audition with the prestigious San Fancisco youth Orchestra. Emily also has set up a side business as the neighborhood "secret keeper." All of the neighborhood children line up for the chance to share their secrets with her for a 50 cent fee. Isabelle, for example, is courting a teenager on the internet while pretending to be her 14-year-old sister. Lea, 7, is hiding a kitten in her bedroom even though her sister is allergic to cats. Chubby Gregory is stealing money from his parents to buy candy. Mikey is trying to dig to China. For her nominal fee, Emily keeps their secrets and offers advice to her young admirers. Emily soon discovers that there is a price to keeping secrets, and it can't be measured in coins. -- © 2002 Sony Pictures [More]

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, Vivica A. Fox

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, Vivica A. Fox

Director: Blair Treu

Director: Blair Treu
Screenwriter: Jessica Barondes
Studio: IDP Distribution

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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review

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08/27/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

These character live in an unblemished neighborhood, where everyone has bite-sized problems that can easily be resolved with a few kind words, a hug, and some tears.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Every plot development is telegraphed from a mile away, and every character acts in the most obvious manner possible.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
09/06/03
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
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05/13/03
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com

Begins in the vein of a Joe Dante suburban satire but ends like a nightmare of Chris Columbus poppycock.

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02/09/03
Bill Chambers
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10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
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09/18/02
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

At least it's a viable alternative to the usually predominate brainless super-charged kids fare that's thrown on the big screen. And for that, Treu's cinematic "little secret" is worth telling out loud.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
09/15/02
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Few parents [the kind likely to have made Little Secrets and to whom it seems primarily aimed] will find anything objectionable in this sanitized after-school special-esque of a film, lately that’s progress.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
09/13/02
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

The kids in this syrupy family picture are spunky tykes and the adults are dolts, but Wood is worth watching because she's so clearly ready to play nobody's girl but her own.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/05/02
Lisa Schwarzbaum
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08/29/02
Orlando Weekly
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There are a lot of movies out there made for fourteen-year-old boys, a ton of movies made for six-year-old kids, this movie is made for ten-year-old girls and for what it is, I really like it.

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08/27/02
Richard Roeper
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This is simply good filmmaking, and deserving of your attention.

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08/26/02
Edward Havens
FilmJerk.com

Little Secrets is a sweet little movie, and you don't have to keep that a secret.

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08/24/02
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

To a large degree, Little Secrets succeeds in a valiant effort to portray a teens struggling with the inevitable pitfalls along the bumpy road to adulthood.

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08/23/02
Donna Domino
San Francisco Examiner

What you end up with are a bunch of kids acting not like kids, but how adults who've lost all sense of what it was like to be a kid think kids behave.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/23/02
Scott Foundas
Variety
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The movie's chipper charms, and its steadfast determination to present an alternative to overly merchandised multiplex fare (there's nary a pop song or product placement here), ultimately win out.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
08/23/02
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

A touching film that will make audiences smile and cry at young characters who are learning about love and confession.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/23/02
Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
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