Little Women (2018)

A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite ... See full summary »

Director:

Clare Niederpruem

Writers:

Louisa May Alcott, Clare Niederpruem

Stars:

Lea Thompson, Ian Bohen, Lucas Grabeel

Cast

Credited cast:
Lea Thompson	...	Marmee
Ian Bohen	...	Freddy
Lucas Grabeel	...	Laurie
Melanie Stone	...	Meg
Taylor Murphy	...	Older Amy
Sarah Davenport	...	Jo
Bart Johnson	...	Papa March
Paris Warner	...	Sally Moffat
Adam Johnson	...	Duke Senior
Allie Jennings	...	Beth
Michael Flynn	...	Mr. Laurence
Elise Jones	...	Amy
Stuart Edge	...	Brooke
Aimee Lynne Johnson	...	Young Jo
Reese Oliveira	...	Young Beth

Storyline

A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March - detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters.

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Plot Keywords:

sister sister relationship | family relationships | death of sister | wedding | twins | 

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Taglines:

New generation, same sisters.

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic elements and teen drinking

Details

Official Sites:

Movie website Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 September 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

Little Women

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$705,063, 30 September 2018, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$1,321,037, 16 October 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Main Dog Productions,Escapology,Paulist Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Michael Flynn previously played the father of Lucas Grabeel in Halloween Town, in this movie he plays his grandfather.

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Goofs

Papa March is seen in his Army Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) with rank insignia (captain's "railroad tracks") on both collars. Army officers did not wear rank insignia on both collars of the BDU but rank insignia on the right collar and branch insignia on the left collar; as he has been identified as a surgeon, he would have worn railroad tracks on the right and the caduceus insignia of the Medical Corps on the left. (This is still not nearly as bad a goof as in the 1994 version Little Women, set during the Civil War as was the original novel, where every other soldier seen in uniform beside Papa March wore both officers' shoulder boards and enlisted men's stripes!)

User Reviews

Slow moving, boring, drivel.

Oh my gosh. I thought this movie would never end. I just could not make myself care about any of the characters in this movie except maybe the father of the girls. The character Jo was so irritating that I don't see how she could have ever made a friend, and certainly not with the professor. I would not want to spend more than five minutes with her. The movie's moving from past to present was hard to follow because with the exception of one character, the actors always looked the same age. I couldn't find any of the romantic match-ups believable, nor could I find the relationships among the sisters as touching as I was supposed to. Nothing about the story, the characters, or the relationships seemed authentic.