The Little Things

The Little Things

Some things never let us go.

Directed by John Lee Hancock

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Gran Via Productions

2021128 min6.4 / 10

A grim procedural thriller about two detectives hunting a serial killer while one man's buried past threatens to consume them both.

Deputy Sheriff Joe "Deke" Deacon joins forces with Sgt. Jim Baxter to search for a serial killer who's terrorizing Los Angeles. As they track the culprit, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke's past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Little Things one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 88% of films.

  • Is The Little Things easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Little Things scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Little Things sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Does The Little Things end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is The Little Things violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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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Surprise39

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Love40

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