Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- paranoid
- suspenseful
- late night thriller viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found it to be a well-cast, suspenseful throwback crime thriller whose performances and dark allure are undermined by familiar genre mechanics and an overly cryptic ending.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Deke and Baxter's pursuit of a serial killer becomes entangled with rule-breaking, guilt, and a soul-shattering ethical dilemma.
The investigation unfolds through surveillance, crime scenes, a taunting suspect, and sustained psychological unease.
Deke's distinctive nose for the little things drives his reading of crime scenes and his suspicion of the killer.
The film combines Los Angeles-area murder investigation, bleak mood, police corruption, and neo-noir genre conventions.
Films like The Little Things, and why
Se7en
shared neo-noir atmosphere, serial-killer investigation, moral ambiguity, and psychologically intense police detectives
Zodiac
shared procedural crime structure, brooding tone, cat-and-mouse pursuit, and compromised investigators
Prisoners
shared dark detective thriller mode, institutional corruption, and obsessive pursuit of a suspected killer
True Detective: Season 1
shared morally uneasy neo-noir crime story centered on violence, guilt, and an elusive suspect
Movie Details
- Director
- John Lee Hancock
- Release Date
- 2021-01-28
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (2959)
Cast
- Denzel Washington
- Rami Malek
- Jared Leto
- Chris Bauer
- Michael Hyatt
- Terry Kinney
- Natalie Morales
- Isabel Arraiza
- Joris Jarsky
- Glenn Morshower
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Little Things about?
- A haunted deputy and an ambitious detective collide with a taunting serial-killer suspect in a morally corrosive Los Angeles investigation.
- What is The Little Things like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Little Things as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Little Things violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Little Things as brutal.
- What did critics think of The Little Things?
- Critics broadly found it to be a well-cast, suspenseful throwback crime thriller whose performances and dark allure are undermined by familiar genre mechanics and an overly cryptic ending.
- Which films are like The Little Things?
- Films with a similar feel include Se7en, Zodiac, Prisoners, and True Detective: Season 1.
- How long is The Little Things?
- The Little Things runs 128 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Little Things?
- In United States, The Little Things streams on YouTube TV.
