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The Biggest Little Farm

  • 20182018
  • PGPG
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.4K
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Molly Chester and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.
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Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.Documentarian John Chester and his wife Molly work to develop a sustainable farm on 200 acres outside of Los Angeles.

IMDb RATING
8.0/10
7.4K
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  • Director
    • John Chester
  • Writers
    • John Chester
    • Mark Monroe
  • Stars
    • John Chester
    • Molly Chester
    • Todd
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Chester
  • Writers
    • John Chester
    • Mark Monroe
  • Stars
    • John Chester
    • Molly Chester
    • Todd
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 93User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 27 nominations

    Videos2

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:30
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    The Biggest Little Farm
    Trailer 2:25
    The Biggest Little Farm

    Photos64

    The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Todd in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Emma and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Caya, Rosie, and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Caya and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
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    Molly Chester and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Molly Chester and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Molly Chester and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)
    Molly Chester and John Chester in The Biggest Little Farm (2018)

    Top cast

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    John Chester
    John Chester
    • Selfas Self
    Molly Chester
    • Selfas Self
    Todd
    Todd
    • Self, Todd the Dogas Self, Todd the Dog
    Alan York
    • Selfas Self
    Flavio Vidales
    • Self, hired farm workeras Self, hired farm worker
    • (as Flavio)
    Raul Rios
    • Self, hired farm workeras Self, hired farm worker
    • (as Raul)
    Maria Takacs
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Maria)
    Caya
    • Self, livestock guardian dogas Self, livestock guardian dog
    Rosie
    • Self, livestock guardian dogas Self, livestock guardian dog
    Joshua Nelson
    • Selfas Self
    • (as Josh)
    Emma
    • Self, formerly known as Ugly Betty the Pigas Self, formerly known as Ugly Betty the Pig
    Greasy
    • Self, Greasy the Roosteras Self, Greasy the Rooster
    Beauden Chester
    • Selfas Self
    Lydia Marie Hicks
    • Volunteer Farmeras Volunteer Farmer
    Matthew Pilachowski
    • Singing Wedding Guestas Singing Wedding Guest
    • Director
      • John Chester
    • Writers
      • John Chester
      • Mark Monroe
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      All entries contain spoilers
    • Quotes

      John Chester: This all started with a promise that we would leave the big city and build a life in perfect harmony with nature.

    • Connections
      Followed by The Biggest Little Farm: The Return (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Sun, Flood, or Drought
      Written by Scott Avett and Seth Avett

      Performed by The Avett Brothers

    User reviews93

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Most emotional and well crafted documentary I've seen in some months!
    This is mastery. We feel joy and fear with the owners and get to experience what they experience. We see the blooming power of nature and threatening danger of nature. We feel with the animals and we see the wonders arise we needed to see... to understand again how important it is to preserve and cherish nature.

    For me, this is mastery of storytelling. This not a dictation of "you need to learn this" but an EXPERIENCE. The well crafted B roll inserts tell their own story, there are peaks and lows in the tension, a fast pace - like a motion picture with a script... because I think the editors had one before cutting these tons of material into this film. This is a well crafted story, well shot images and INTENSE content to be told. This is how I want to see ALL documentaries ever made look like... like the stories that most grab us, influence us, change us: with heros and villains and villains becoming even friends (like the "pest"s they encountered and could incorporate into their farm!). The sound design is a major part of this - and the animal sequences, cut together well crafted like Disney's "Beautiful desert" documentary, a milestone back then. This documentary changed a part of me - forever.
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    • May 11, 2021

    FAQ1

    • How do I buy this movie - amazing!!!

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 10, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 我家有個開心農場
    • Filming locations
      • Reno, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Diamond Docs
      • Erica Messer Productions
      • FarmLore Films
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,366,949
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $110,492
      • May 12, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,248,412
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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