Is The Education of Little Tree easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Education of Little Tree scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Education of Little Tree sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Education of Little Tree end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Education of Little Tree violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Education of Little Tree

Name: The Education of Little Tree
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1997
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: James Cromwell, Tantoo Cardinal, Joseph Ashton, Mika Boorem, Christopher Heyerdahl

A boy of two worlds must learn to be his own man.

Directed by Richard Friedenberg

Produced by Allied Filmmakers, Lightmotive

1997115 min6.6 / 10

A tender coming-of-age story about a Cherokee boy finding belonging and wisdom through his grandparents' love and cultural teachings during the Depression.

Little Tree is an 8-year-old Cherokee boy, who, during the time of the depression, loses his parents and starts to live with his Indian grandma and grandpa and learn the wisdom of the Cherokee way of life.

Clusters

Heartwarming Family Friendships Faith Tested By Hardship

Genres

Drama Family

Questions people ask

Is The Education of Little Tree easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Education of Little Tree scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Education of Little Tree sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does The Education of Little Tree end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is The Education of Little Tree violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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