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The Little Things

  • 2021
  • R
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
112K
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Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment.  Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city.  Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help.  But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.
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Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer ... Read allKern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city.

  • Director
    • John Lee Hancock
  • Writer
    • John Lee Hancock
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Rami Malek
    • Jared Leto
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    112K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    754
    125
    • Director
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Writer
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Stars
      • Denzel Washington
      • Rami Malek
      • Jared Leto
    • 1.4KUser reviews
    • 238Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
    Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek in The Little Things (2021)
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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Joe 'Deke' Deacon
    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Jim Baxter
    Jared Leto
    Jared Leto
    • Albert Sparma
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Detective Sal Rizoli
    Michael Hyatt
    Michael Hyatt
    • Flo Dunigan
    Terry Kinney
    Terry Kinney
    • LASD Captain Carl Farris
    Natalie Morales
    Natalie Morales
    • Detective Jamie Estrada
    Isabel Arraiza
    Isabel Arraiza
    • Ana Baxter
    Joris Jarsky
    Joris Jarsky
    • Detective Sergeant Rogers
    Glenn Morshower
    Glenn Morshower
    • Captain Henry Davis
    Sofia Vassilieva
    Sofia Vassilieva
    • Tina Salvatore
    Jason James Richter
    Jason James Richter
    • Detective Williams
    John Harlan Kim
    John Harlan Kim
    • Officer Henderson
    Frederick Koehler
    Frederick Koehler
    • Stan Peters
    Judith Scott
    Judith Scott
    • Marsha
    Maya Kazan
    Maya Kazan
    • Ronda Rathbun
    Tiffany Gonzalez
    Tiffany Gonzalez
    • Julie Brock
    Anna McKitrick
    • Mary Roberts
    • Director
      • John Lee Hancock
    • Writer
      • John Lee Hancock
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Writer/director John Lee Hancock originally wrote the screenplay for the film in 1993 after completing his work on the Clint Eastwood picture A Perfect World (1993). Incidentally, Eastwood, that film's director, intended the role he would take on in that film to go to Denzel Washington, so his casting in this film brings things full-circle.
    • Goofs
      (at around 20 mins) While Deacon is traveling down the boulevard past the street walkers, his Blazer is moving, but the camera shows the vehicle's gear selector in Park.
    • Quotes

      Joe 'Deke' Deacon: It's the little things that are important, Jimmy. It's the little things that get you caught.

    • Connections
      Featured in OWV Updates: Multimedia Update (31/12/2020) - Last Update of 2020/OWV Awards #5 (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Roam
      Written by Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson, Fred Schneider, Keith Strickland and Robert Waldrop

      Performed by The B-52's

      Courtesy of Reprise Records

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    6/10
    three big actors
    It's 1990 southern California. A young female motorist is harassed by a mysterious muscle car. L.A. Sheriff's Department homicide detective Jim Baxter (Rami Malek) investigates a murder. Kern County deputy sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon (Denzel Washington) happens to be in town to retrieve evidence for another case. He's a former detective from LASD but left after some unspecified incident. He finds Jim's case to be connected to his former case. The two starts to suspect Albert Sparma (Jared Leto) who drives a muscle car to be a serial killer.

    This is trying to be Se7en and True Detective and other high concept crime mystery with a twist. It's interesting in some aspects but falters in others. First and foremost, this is not a whodunnit. The movie piles on all the suspicion on Sparma with only a small wink at the fingerprint guy. Quite frankly, it's either Sparma or not Sparma. Anyone else would be meaningless anyways. There is some hope of turning this into a character study of these three people. That's a 50/50 proposition in this case. Denzel can sleepwalk through this role and I'm not saying that he is. I'm also not saying that he isn't. With Rami and Jared, the film has two of the most outlier actors around. It may be one too many. They are pushing very hard and at times, they push the movie over the edge. Finally, I have issues with the final confrontation. There are problems with it and I don't like it. Nevertheless, I still like the three actors and it's always interesting to see them go to work.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 29, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Pequeños secretos
    • Filming locations
      • Mosman's Steak House - 46643 60th St. West, Lancaster, California, USA(Open scene with woman running from pursuer)
    • Production companies
      • Gran Via Productions
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,342,746
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,705,527
      • Jan 31, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,842,746
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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