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Little Women

  • 19941994
  • PGPG
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
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Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
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  • Drama
  • Family
  • Romance

The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.

IMDb RATING
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58K
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POPULARITY
1,377
300
  • Director
    • Gillian Armstrong
  • Writers
    • Louisa May Alcott(novel)
    • Robin Swicord(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Winona Ryder
    • Kirsten Dunst
Top credits
  • Director
    • Gillian Armstrong
  • Writers
    • Louisa May Alcott(novel)
    • Robin Swicord(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Susan Sarandon
    • Winona Ryder
    • Kirsten Dunst
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    • 199User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 Oscars
      • 7 wins & 20 nominations total

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    Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
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    Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
    Claire Danes, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, Kirsten Dunst, and Trini Alvarado in Little Women (1994)
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    Susan Sarandon
    Susan Sarandon
    • Mrs. Marchas Mrs. March
    Winona Ryder
    Winona Ryder
    • Jo Marchas Jo March
    Kirsten Dunst
    Kirsten Dunst
    • Younger Amy Marchas Younger Amy March
    Claire Danes
    Claire Danes
    • Beth Marchas Beth March
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Friedrich Bhaeras Friedrich Bhaer
    Trini Alvarado
    Trini Alvarado
    • Meg Marchas Meg March
    Samantha Mathis
    Samantha Mathis
    • Older Amy Marchas Older Amy March
    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Laurieas Laurie
    Eric Stoltz
    Eric Stoltz
    • John Brookeas John Brooke
    John Neville
    John Neville
    • Mr. Laurenceas Mr. Laurence
    Mary Wickes
    Mary Wickes
    • Aunt Marchas Aunt March
    Florence Paterson
    • Hannahas Hannah
    Robin Collins
    • Carriage Boyas Carriage Boy
    Corrie Clark
    • Belle Gardineras Belle Gardiner
    Rebecca Toolan
    Rebecca Toolan
    • Mrs. Gardineras Mrs. Gardiner
    Curt Willington
    • Red Haired Young Manas Red Haired Young Man
    Billie Pleffer
    • Naughty Girlas Naughty Girl
    Louella Pleffer
    • Naughty Girlas Naughty Girl
    • Director
      • Gillian Armstrong
    • Writers
      • Louisa May Alcott(novel)
      • Robin Swicord(screenplay)
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    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Louisa May Alcott's autobiographical account of her life with her three sisters in Concord, Massachusetts in the 1860s. With their father fighting in the American Civil War, sisters Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth are at home with their mother, a very outspoken women for her time. The story tells of how the sisters grow up, find love and find their place in the world.
    • female protagonist
    • winter
    • american civil war
    • f rated
    • reference to william shakespeare
    • 151 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The story that has Lived in our hearts For generations, Now comes to the screen For the holidays
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Family
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG for two uses of mild language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Winona Ryder introduced Christian Bale to his future wife Sibi Blazic on the set of this film. At the time she worked as Ryder's personal assistant.
    • Goofs
      When Amy discovers that Jo will be her teacher, she sulks twice. However, this is in keeping with Amy's character - if no one noticed her sulking the first time, she would most likely do it again.
    • Quotes

      Laurie: I have loved you since the moment I clapped eyes on you. What could be more reasonable than to marry you?

      Jo March: We'd kill each other.

      Laurie: Nonsense!

      Jo March: Neither of us can keep our temper-...

      Laurie: I can, unless provoked.

      Jo March: We're both stupidly stubborn, especially you. We'd only quarrel!

      Laurie: I wouldn't!

      Jo March: You can't even propose without quarreling.

    • Crazy credits
      19th-century-style portraits of the sisters are seen under the early part of the credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Speechless/Dumb and Dumber/Legends of the Fall/Little Women/Death and the Maiden/The Madness of King George (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Leïla! Leïla! Dieu puissant
      from opera "Les pêcheurs de perles", Acte 2. No 9

      Composed by Georges Bizet

      Performed by Barbara Hendricks and John Aler with Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse

      Conducted by Michel Plasson

      Courtesy of EMI Classics

      Under license from CEMA Special Markets

      (P) 1989 EMI Pathé Marconi S.A.

    User reviews199

    Review
    Top review
    Perfectly cast, lovely
    This version of Little Women is lovely. Everyone is perfectly cast, and fans of the novel will be happy that it is quite true-to-book. Winona Ryder is perfect as Jo, quite equal to Katherine Hepburn's performance in the 1933 version. Susan Sarandon is wonderful (though I'm not sure Marmee would talk about 'restrictive corsets' to John Brooke). :) Christian Bale is an excellent Laurie, and Gabriel Byrne is wonderful as our Professor Bhaer. Kirsten Dunst and Claire Danes showed acting ability beyond their years. Trini Alvarado was a very pretty and sweet Meg. Samantha Mathis was a very pretty older Amy, but she could have been more lively. Eric Stoltz was a great John Brooke. I had never pictured Brooke with red hair, but it was nice. The rest of the cast was terrific, especially Mary Wickes as Aunt March. For once, Mary wasn't playing somebody's nurse or maid. :)

    The music and cinematography were beautifully done. It was absolutely wonderful, and I highly recommend it (and the book of the same name). :)
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    • rachel.near
    • Apr 12, 2001

    FAQ9

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 1994 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Những Người Phụ Nữ Nhỏ Bé
    • Filming locations
      • Craigdarroch Castle - 1050 Joan Crescent, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • DiNovi Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,083,616
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,411,247
      • Dec 25, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,083,616
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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