Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta, the film revolves around a group of individuals whose lives intersect on the playgrounds, town pools, and streets of their small community in surprising and potentially dangerous ways. Unsatisfied with their own marriages, two stay-at-home parents begin an adulterous affair just as a paroled pedophile moves into the neighborhood. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed In the Bedroom, director Todd Field deftly exposes the wounds of dissatisfied adults, showing that they hurt just as much as those of the little children they raise. Oscar-nominated for best actress, best supporting actor, and best adapted screenplay. "Stunning. Rare and intelligent from start to finish." (The New York Observer) More at littlechildrenmovie.com
2006, color, 2 hours 10 minutes, USA
