Little Women

Little Women (1933) (1933)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 74% of users liked it
    (9,614 ratings)

George Cukor directed this classic adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's sentimental novel with a shimmering lavishness that is a prime example of the classic Hollywood style at its best. The story concerns the lives of four New England sisters -- Jo (Katharine Hepburn), Amy (Joan Bennett), Meg… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman
Genres
Drama, Kids & Family, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Nov 16, 1933 Wide
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Critic Reviews

  • Mordaunt Hall, New York Times

    The film begins in a gentle fashion and slips away smoothly without any forced attempt to help the finish to linger in the minds of the audience.

  • Dan Jardine, Slant Magazine

    One of Hollywood's original chick flicks by one of its original chick flick directors (George Cukor).

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Cukor directed the second and best of the four screen versions of this classic novel, starring Katharine Hepburn, who gives an extraordinary performance as the sensitive tomboy.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Star-graced Cukor production is classic.

  • Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide

    Part comedy of manners, part morality tale, Little Women is more interested in its heroines "conquering themselves" than in a man conquering their hearts.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • erika b


    Little women are about 4 women that grew up in the Civil War period. They were face with hardships like having their father off fighting in the war, being poor and being teenaged. When a new boy moves in next door the girl's world turns up side town. Over time they had to learn… More

  • Jennifer X


    Hepburn is such a clown, but the rest are inordinately dull. And one star turn does not a movie make.

  • jay n


    Good if dated version of the Alcott perennial. The story is faithful to the book but some of the acting and filming techniques show signs of the film's age. Still if you're a fan of the book there is much to like here. Hepburn of course is ideally cast as Jo, perhaps one of… More

  • Dean M


    Sweet, funny and perfectly cast! George Cukor's <i>Little Women</i> is far and away the best of the four versions of Louisa May Alcott's timeless story of the March family. Katharine Hepburn is excellent as the tomboyish Jo.

  • Audrey L


    A favorite book from childhood that made for a very good film adaptation. Even the dreaded remake was very good.

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