Little Women

20192019
PGPG
2h 15m

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott, and unfolds as the author’s alter ego, Jo March, reflects back and forth on her fictional life.

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Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.

Director
- Greta Gerwig
Writers
- Greta Gerwig(written for the screen by)
- Louisa May Alcott(based on the novel by)
Stars

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Won 1 Oscar
- 78 wins & 225 nominations total

Saoirse Ronan in Little Women (2019)

Timothée Chalamet and Florence Pugh in Little Women (2019)

Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet in Little Women (2019)

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, and Florence Pugh in Little Women (2019)

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

Laura Dern in Little Women (2019)

Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, and Eliza Scanlen in Little Women (2019)

Emma Watson in Little Women (2019)

Emma Watson and Greta Gerwig in Little Women (2019)

Meryl Streep and Greta Gerwig in Little Women (2019)

Florence Pugh at an event for Little Women (2019)

Director
- Greta Gerwig
Writers
- Greta Gerwig(written for the screen by)
- Louisa May Alcott(based on the novel by)
All cast & crew
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In the years after the Civil War, Jo March (Saoirse Ronan) lives in New York City and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy March (Florence Pugh) studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore "Laurie" Laurence (Timothée Chalamet), a childhood crush who proposed to Jo, but was ultimately rejected. Their oldest sibling, Meg March (Emma Watson), is married to a schoolteacher, while shy sister Beth (Eliza Scanlen) develops a devastating illness that brings the family back together. —Jwelch5742

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Taglines
- Own your story
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for thematic elements and brief smoking.
Parents guide

Trivia
After finding out that the adaptation was in the works, Saoirse Ronan reached out to Greta Gerwig and told her she decided she was going to play Jo March. Gerwig was initially hesitant to cast Ronan after having just worked with her on Lady Bird (2017), but after realizing that more or less casting herself was a very Jo thing to do, Gerwig sent Ronan an e-mail that said "Yes, you're Jo."

Goofs
A plastic water bottle and Hydro Flask appear in the Laurence's study.

Quotes
Jo March: Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they've got ambition, and they've got talent, as well as just beauty. I'm so sick of people saying that love is just all a woman is fit for.

Crazy credits
The Columbia Pictures logo is the 1990s version, paying homage to Little Women (1994), the previous adaptation of the novel, which the studio had also worked on.

Connections
Featured in So Far: 'Barbie' (2019)

Soundtracks
Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2
Written by Frédéric Chopin

Top review

8/10

What a wonderful heartwarming movie!

I'll start by saying that I don't usually watch too many drama movies. I like them yes, but I prefer a good thriller or horror movies. So that's why I had to write this review because "Little Women" is such a simple and humble movie, but at the same time it's so very deep and well done. A story well told, with great actors. It's kinda hard to explain, but at the end of the movie I felt like I just watched a story that would stay with me for a long time. I have never read the book and this is the first movie adaptation I watch, and man... What a wonderful surprise! If you like heartwarming movies with simple but good plot, you shouldn't miss this one. And after this I am definitely going to read the book!

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Carlos_1984
Jan 31, 2020

How many movies have been titled "Little Women" and how many movies are based on this series?

Release date
- December 25, 2019 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official Site
Languages
- English
- French
Also known as
- Những Người Phụ Nữ Bé Nhỏ
Filming locations
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $108,101,214
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,755,310
- Dec 29, 2019
Gross worldwide
- $216,601,214

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Runtime
2 hours 15 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Atmos
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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