Little Manhattan

"Nothing's as big as your first love."

2005 1h 30m EN

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7.2

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77%

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METACRITIC

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7.4

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 785🍅77%Rotten Tomatoes●52Metacritic★7.4IMDB · 25,634

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Nothing's as big as your first love.”

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Cast

Josh Hutcherson
Gabe
Charlie Ray
Rosemary
Bradley Whitford
Adam
Cynthia Nixon
Leslie
Willie Garson
Ralph
J. Kyle Manzay
Master Coles
Josh Pais
Ronny
John Dossett
Mickey Telesco

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Levin
Writers: Jennifer Flackett
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Switzerland

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Switzerland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Levin, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chad Fischer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Alan Edward Bell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray and Bradley Whitford carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mark Levin directs. Tim Orr behind the camera. Chad Fischer scores. Alan Edward Bell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Switzerland. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.4M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Released 21 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Switzerland.
5Directed by Mark Levin, shot by Tim Orr. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Chad Fischer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Alan Edward Bell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray and Bradley Whitford carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Nothing's as big as your first love.".
10IMDB entry: tt0412922 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "new york city", "jealousy", "dreams", "marriage".