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Little Women

(1994, Rated PG, Drama, Starring Kirsten Dunst, Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Alcott adaptation tugs at your heartstrings.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Beth becomes dangerously ill, recovers, but eventually dies. Amy falls through the ice while skating but is pulled to safety.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Little Women

Parents need to know that beloved sister Beth becomes dangerously ill, recovers, but eventually dies young. The youngest sister, Amy, falls through the ice while skating but is pulled to safety.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 5.0

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Maine
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 4.0

    Heart warming movie

    This is an excellent movie for all ages!

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 4.0

    great adaptation of the book

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    it could have been better...

    ok, considering how much i loved the book, (not the revised edition) i expected way more! i mean, it cut out lots of cool parts, and hello! the scene where jo rejects laurie is like, totally off! lol, i mean, they cut and junked it up! don't get me wrong, it's a cute movie, but they could have made it waaaaaay better. but that's just my opinion.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    Little Women

    A really nice book and a colorful movie. (LOL) Anyway it is a nice, perfectly clean book/movie for all ages-- albeit ages 8 and up so they understand it a bit. I found it rather sad it in the book that Laurie and Jo didnt get together. But its clean, i swear. (In books, Im a clean freak)

  6. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE

    GREAT KIDS MOVIE

  7. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 5.0

    Heartwarming

    This touching film was created in the same vein as the novel - an honest but optimistic look at the 19th century and an affirmation of the power of love. Though sad at moments, the value of the film is not in the events but rather how the March family reacts and copes.

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