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Little Odessa

  • 19941994
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
8.2K
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POPULARITY
9,309
9,351
Little Odessa (1994)
Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.
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Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
8.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,309
9,351
  • Director
    • James Gray
  • Writer
    • James Gray
  • Stars
    • Tim Roth
    • Edward Furlong
    • Moira Kelly
Top credits
  • Director
    • James Gray
  • Writer
    • James Gray
  • Stars
    • Tim Roth
    • Edward Furlong
    • Moira Kelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Vanessa Redgrave, Tim Roth, and Maximilian Schell in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong, Tim Roth, and Moira Kelly in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth and Moira Kelly in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth and Maximilian Schell in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)

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    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Joshua Shapira
    Edward Furlong
    Edward Furlong
    • Reuben Shapira
    Moira Kelly
    Moira Kelly
    • Alla Shustervich
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Irina Shapira
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Boris Volkoff
    Natalya Andreychenko
    Natalya Andreychenko
    • Natasha
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Arkady Shapira
    David Vadim
    David Vadim
    • Sasha
    Mina Bern
    Mina Bern
    • Grandma Tsilya
    Boris McGiver
    Boris McGiver
    • Ivan
    Mohammad Ghaffari
    • Pahlevi
    • (as Mohammed Ghaffari)
    Michael Khmurov
    Michael Khmurov
    • Yuri
    Dmitry Preyers
    • Victor
    David Ross
    • Anatoly
    Ron Brice
    • Man with One Leg
    Jace Kent
    • Mechanic
    Marianna Lead
    • Clara
    Gene Ruffini
    • Janitor
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writer
      • James Gray
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film contains just 454 shots in about 92 minutes of action (i.e. excluding the credits). This equates to an average shot length of about 12 seconds. This is very long compared to the 3 - 6 second standard of most Hollywood films made in the 1990s.
    • Goofs
      Obviously shot out of sequence because snow can be seen in some shots and not the next.
    • Quotes

      Arkady Shapira: You know there is a saying: When a child is six years old, it says, "the father can do everything". When he's twelve, he says, "the father can almost do everything". When he's sixteen, he says, "the father is an idiot". When he's twenty-four, he says, "the father wasn't maybe such an idiot", and then, when he's forty, he says, "if I could only ask my father". But I'm afraid my sons will never ask themselves that.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: The Bridges of Madison County/Die Hard with a Vengeance/Forget Paris/Titanica/Little Odessa (1995)

    User reviews41

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    Raw, naked, haunting & cold.
    I saw this movie at a quite low age, I consider it one of the films that evoked my passion for this art form. This film is very bare, very raw yet somehow harmonious, as well. The violence is very well depicted, in a very cold & frightful way. This is a film without any greater hope, without any greater optimism of our future. A rapid & haunting way of showing the true face and consequences of brutal violence. Intensively and artistically this film displays a chaotic & desperate family, a destiny very honest and very haunting. Cinematography is stunning, as is the environment, which very well defines the fundamental characteristics of this film, cold, naked, intense & raw. Great debut by the very promising James Gray.
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    • Martin-165
    • Feb 23, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 13, 1995 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pikku Odessa
    • Filming locations
      • Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • Live Entertainment
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,095,885
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,095,885
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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