A Little Romance

A Little Romance (1979)

  • 80% of critics liked it
    (15 reviews)

  • 78% of users liked it
    (4,922 ratings)

The disarming comedy A Little Romance features Diane Lane as a 13-year-old American, living in Paris with her businessman stepfather (Arthur Hill) and her promiscuous mother (Sally Kellerman). Mom is currently enamored with pretentious-filmmaker David Dukes, and it is on the set of Dukes' latest… More

PG, 1 hr. 49 min.
Directed By
George Roy Hill
Written By
Claude Klotz, Allan Burns
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 27, 1979 Wide
On DVD
Jan 7, 2003

Critic Reviews

  • Renee Schonfeld, Common Sense Media

    Young love is sweet, romantic, with some teen rebellion.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Absolutely delightful romance, so light of heart that it has the power to melt any cynic.

  • Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

    Charming to the max with great Olivier turn.

  • Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

    Diane Lane's talent was obvious even at age 14.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Apollo Guide

    Like the rest of the film, Diane Lane is smart, pretty and charming in the most classical of senses.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Ken S


    Super adorable. Two wicked smart kids, one French & one American, vow to "kiss under the Bridge of Sighs at sunset while the bells toll." When the girl, a super young Diane Lane, has to move back to America the two run off together with the help of Laurence Olivier. Teen… More

  • jay n


    sweet

  • Dannielle A


    Not sure why I didn't like it as much as everyone else here, perhaps it's just a bit dated to me, yet young love will always be a timeless story.

  • Leo L


    Seen this over the weekend! A good movie. I predict Thelonious Bernard would have been a great actor after this.

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