Sisters Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy mature from adolescence to adulthood as the United States struggles with the Civil War.Sisters Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy mature from adolescence to adulthood as the United States struggles with the Civil War.Sisters Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy mature from adolescence to adulthood as the United States struggles with the Civil War.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 78 wins & 231 nominations total
Emily Edström
- Friedrich's Friend
- (as Emily Edstrom)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaAfter 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."
- GoofsA plastic water bottle and Hydro Flask appear in the Laurences' study.
- Crazy creditsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in So Far: 'Barbie' (2019)
- SoundtracksNocturne No. 5 in F-sharp major Op. 15 No. 2
Written by Frédéric Chopin
Featured review
I am the odd reviewer who did NOT love this film.
I read through many of the reviews for this 2019 version of "Little Women" and noticed that most reviewers adored the film. Because of this, I assumed I also would love the movie. Sadly, however, I was left feeling ambivalent about it...and I noticed that my wife and oldest daughter felt pretty much the same way.
I won't talk about the plot...after all, there's a summary on IMDB and lots of reviews talk about this. What I should mention is that the film is much more like the book than previous versions....a plus. But the reasons I still did not love this film are what stop me from recommending the film. First, there simply is too much story to cram into a little over two hours. If you are going to try to stick closer to the book, then perhaps consider making it a mini-series. This is because although the film is more like the book, to do this they also omit a lot of things....making the story seem a bit disjoint and confusing. Second, I really didn't think they did a good job of helping the viewers to actually care about the characters. Some of this was because the little women in the story were poorly chosen--much too old in some cases (the 12 year-old early in the story looked to be about 20). Some was because the choppiness of the story really harmed the film because the characters just seemed one-dimensional. Overall, a decent story but even with its sticking closer to the book, I much preferred the 1990s version...which was much more charming, fun and likable.
I won't talk about the plot...after all, there's a summary on IMDB and lots of reviews talk about this. What I should mention is that the film is much more like the book than previous versions....a plus. But the reasons I still did not love this film are what stop me from recommending the film. First, there simply is too much story to cram into a little over two hours. If you are going to try to stick closer to the book, then perhaps consider making it a mini-series. This is because although the film is more like the book, to do this they also omit a lot of things....making the story seem a bit disjoint and confusing. Second, I really didn't think they did a good job of helping the viewers to actually care about the characters. Some of this was because the little women in the story were poorly chosen--much too old in some cases (the 12 year-old early in the story looked to be about 20). Some was because the choppiness of the story really harmed the film because the characters just seemed one-dimensional. Overall, a decent story but even with its sticking closer to the book, I much preferred the 1990s version...which was much more charming, fun and likable.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Mujercitas
- Filming locations
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA(Orchard and Lawrence Houses)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $108,101,214
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,755,310
- Dec 29, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $218,843,645
- Runtime2 hours 15 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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