Little Sister
Forager Films | Release Date: October 14, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
0
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The New YorkerRichard BrodyOct 13, 2016
With its blend of terrifyingly intense family bonds and the howling furies of the world outside, this is a great American political film. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 13, 2016
Flirting with sitcommy high jinks, Clark instead gives us a bittersweet cocktail of soul-weary defeat and unassuming vigor. Read full review
80
VarietyGuy LodgeOct 13, 2016
Clark’s fifth feature is marked by his characteristic brand of distorted realism, though a classically redemptive arc — with even a hint of spiked sentimentality — sounds a new note in his oeuvre. Read full review
80
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 13, 2016
A strange, spiky movie that refuses to beg for our affection, Little Sister, the fifth feature from Zach Clark, molds the classic homecoming drama into a quirky reconciliation between faith and family. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyOct 14, 2016
It's a quiet and gentle film, emotional but not manipulatively sentimental, sad but not nihilistic, Marilyn Manson epigram and Goth-font chapter markers notwithstanding. Read full review
75
Rolling StonePeter TraversOct 13, 2016
Clark is a talent to watch. He's made a transfixing film about a family that looks touchingly and unnervingly like yours and mine. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubKatie RifeOct 12, 2016
A slight, sweetly cynical indie dramedy about family and belonging and the ways we cope with life’s disappointments. Read full review
75
The Film StageJared MobarakAug 1, 2016
The humor enhances this drive by lightening the weightiness of the Lunsfords’ struggle as well as endearing them as a relatable group not so different from our own families regardless of our personal issues possibly not matching their immense tragedy. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinOct 27, 2016
The punk and metal music-infused soundtrack belies the film’s largely gentle approach to a series of small, evocative and well-played moments that combine to slowly heal the Lunsfords and prove that you can go home again. Read full review
70
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoOct 19, 2016
Little Sister is a spunky family drama that does "indie" right. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyJoey NolfiOct 12, 2016
Timlin and Paulson create a believable rapport as the central siblings, though it’s Sheedy’s chemistry with the camera (and her character) that creates the film’s most dramatically satisfying moments. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreOct 13, 2016
Even without big revelations or surprises, it’s not without its charms. “Little Sister” levitates above the trite and banal, even if it never quite takes flight. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineOleg IvanovOct 12, 2016
The film's attempt at political insight and portrayal of social malaise are meant to give it the illusion of depth. Read full review
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