Little Manhattan: Critic Reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 35 reviews

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Ned Martel New York Times (Top Critic)

90

This small-scale, perfectly acted family film listens in on all the doubts and desires of an 11-year-old as he confronts new feelings about a girl he has known practically all his life.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Peter Bradshaw Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)

Full Review » 6 years ago
Mark Holcomb Village Voice (Top Critic)

Who is this movie's target audience, anyway? Preteens will be bored stupid, while adults are unlikely to want to revisit puppy love in such grueling detail.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jami Bernard New York Daily News (Top Critic)

75

What a treasure -- a funny, tart, romantic comedy about tweens suffering the pangs of first love. It makes the cityscape an essential part of the romance, like a junior, vintage Woody Allen.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Brian Lowry Variety (Top Critic)

Seeks to be a whimsical premise but, except for a few moments, proves ponderous instead.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Lou Lumenick New York Post (Top Critic)

63

A moderately charming comedy depicting a fumbling prepubescent first romance in a beautiful, fairy-tale version of the borough.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

It begins to wear a little thin in a feature format.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

60

As directed by Mark Levin, Little Manhattan is an endearing, affectionately humorous and even lyrical depiction of the dawning of adolescence amid the privileged.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Heather Boerner Common Sense Media

80

Refreshingly realistic tween tale of first love.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Dave Calhoun Time Out New York

Full Review » 5 years ago
Joe Utichi FilmFocus

80

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Empire Magazine

60

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David Edwards Daily Mirror [UK]

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon

60

A Woody Allen-style New York romcom, only with eleven year-olds.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Time Out

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BBC

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall

60

Nicely well-made, although it'll probably only appeal to young girls.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Bullz-Eye.com

90

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Willie Waffle WaffleMovies.com

100

Little Manhattan is the cutest, funniest, most heartbreaking and inspiring movie you will see all year
Full Review » 6 years ago
Sydney Morning Herald

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile

The freshness is authentic even when the whimsy grows hard to bear. The two leads are precocious in a way more typical of child actors than actual children.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com

50

This little family movie wants to be adorable and ALMOST gets there, but suffers from trying too hard to be too cute.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Luis Martinez Cinenganos

80

Todas las personas mayores han comenzado por ser ninos, pero pocas de ellas lo recuerdan.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Daily News

75

Becomes something quite startling -- a sweet story about first love that manages to be a great date movie for adults, too.
Full Review » 6 years ago
F.X. Feeney L.A. Weekly

[It's] as if the filmmakers (maybe without even realizing it) are mocking his emotions, implying that kids are just kids, and only think they feel what they're feeling.
Full Review » 6 years ago