Overview
A young girl faces dark secrets and sinister threats on a Halloween night that will change her life forever.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- brooding
- rainy night
- classic thriller viewing
Movie Details
- Director
- Nicolas Gessner
- Release Date
- 1976-12-25
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (371)
Cast
- Jodie Foster
- Martin Sheen
- Alexis Smith
- Mort Shuman
- Scott Jacoby
- Dorothy Davis
- Clesson Goodhue
- Hubert Noël
- Jacques Famery
- Mary Morter
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane about?
- A fiercely self-possessed thirteen-year-old protects her secrets from predatory adults and suspicious neighbors after a death at her isolated seaside home.
- What is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane as mild.
- What did critics think of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?
- Critics broadly praised Jodie Foster's unusually controlled performance and the central romance, while finding the murder plotting contrived and some character mysteries underdeveloped.
- Which films are like The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?
- Films with a similar feel include The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear, Wait Until Dark, and The Reflecting Skin.
- How long is The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane?
- In United States, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane streams on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
