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The Little Things
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The Little Things is a 2021 American crime film directed and written by John Lee Hancock. Produced by Mark Johnson and Hancock, the movie features Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, and Jared Leto in the cast. Thomas Newman composed the score, while John Schwartzman served as director of photography. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and explores themes involving detectives, deputy sheriffs, and serial killers.
Released on January 28, 2021, the film has a runtime of 128 minutes and is rated R. It was distributed by HBO Max via video on demand, with Warner Bros. Pictures and Gran Via Productions involved in its production. The title is named after the phrase "the devil is in the detail." The film received a budget of $30,000,000 and generated revenue of $29,942,746.
Critical assessments include a review score of 5.4/10, 44%, and 54/100. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.3 from 140,122 votes and a Metascore of 54. The work has been assessed under the Bechdel test criteria.
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Film · TMDB
6.4Deputy 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.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Joe 'Deke' Deacon
- Rami Malek as Jim Baxter
- Jared Leto as Albert Sparma
- Chris Bauer as Detective Sal Rizoli
- Michael Hyatt as Flo Dunigan
- Terry Kinney as LASD Captain Carl Farris
Themes
- detective
- deputy sheriff
- cop
- serial killer
- crime scene
- los angeles, california
- series of murders
- cat and mouse
- surveillance
- lapd
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Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
140,122 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
54/100
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- the devil is in the detail
- Genre
- neo-noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- John Lee Hancock
- Screenwriter
- John Lee Hancock
- Cast member
- Jared Leto
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Producer
- John Lee Hancock
- Cinematographer
- John Schwartzman
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 128
- FilmAffinity ID
- 783812
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2021-00-00
- title
- The Little Things
- distributed by
- HBO Max
- review score
- 54/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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