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Little Manhattan

2005 · 90 min

A sweet, funny, and tender look at first love through a kid's eyes, with a warm New York glow.

Directed by
Mark Levin
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Nothing's as big as your first love.
Overview
Ten-year-old Gabe Burton is just an average kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walks into his karate class. But before Gabe can tell Rosemary how he feels, she reveals that she won't be going to public school any more. Gabe has a lot more to learn about life, love, and girls.

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Directed by
Mark Levin
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Mark Levin
Written by
Jennifer Flackett
Starring
Josh Hutcherson, Charlie Ray, Bradley Whitford, Cynthia Nixon, Willie Garson, J. Kyle Manzay, Josh Pais, John Dossett
Music
Chad Fischer
Cinematography
Tim Orr
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, Switzerland
Languages
English

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