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Stuart Little

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Stuart Little (1999)

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Reviews Counted:94

Fresh:61

Rotten:33

Average Rating:6.3/10

Consensus: Critics say Stuart Little is charming with kids and adults for its humor and visual effects.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: He's clever, enthusiastic, a 'can do' guy with attitude-and he's a mouse. From Rob Minkoff, co-director of The Lion King, comes the comedy adventure Stuart Little, based on the classic book by... He's clever, enthusiastic, a 'can do' guy with attitude-and he's a mouse. From Rob Minkoff, co-director of The Lion King, comes the comedy adventure Stuart Little, based on the classic book by beloved American author E.B. White (Charlotte's Web, The Trumpet of the Swan) that has been entertaining families for over 50 years. Combining live-action with groundbreaking visual effects technology by the artists and innovators at Sony Pictures Imageworks, it's the story of a mouse who is raised by the Littles, a human family played by Academy Award® winner Geena Davis, Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry Maguire) and Hugh Laurie (101 Dalmations). As Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox) embarks on adventures with a variety of characters, including his nemesis, Snowbell the cat (voiced by The Lion King's Nathan Lane), Stuart learns the true meaning of family, loyalty and friendship. [More]

Starring: Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Michael J. Fox, Jonathan Lipnicki

Starring: Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Michael J. Fox, Jonathan Lipnicki, Brian Doyle Murray, Julia Sweeney, Jim Doughan, Estelle Getty, Dabney Coleman, Nathan Lane, Chazz Palminteri, Steve Zahn, David Alan Grier, Bruno Kirby, Jennifer Tilly

Director: Rob Minkoff

Director: Rob Minkoff
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan, Gregory J. Brooker
Producer: Douglas Wick
Composer: Alan Silvestri

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Reviews for Stuart Little

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It's perfectly entertaining fare, sprightly, funny and never too cloying.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
04/17/01
Leslie Felperin
Leslie Felperin
Sight and Sound

This is that rare children's film that works perfectly for grown-ups as well with its witty story, sharp performances and astonishing special effects that never draw attention to themselves.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A likeable, highly entertaining film that endears in spite of the odd spot of Disney-esque schmaltz.

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05/13/08
Richard Luck
Richard Luck
Channel 4 Film
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Clever, cute but insipid.

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10/30/02
Sarah Hall
Sarah Hall
ViewLondon

Family films are big business and, on that level, this is wholesome fare. But that selling point is also the film’s downfall; it’s just too cute.

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01/01/00
Empire Magazine
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It's an unbelievably sick and appalling picture.

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01/01/00
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

The film is strangely uninvolving.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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This is really a series of set pieces with the logic of seeing what scrapes the makers can get Stuart into next.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
01/01/00
William Gallagher
William Gallagher
BBC
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Each character, whether a housecat or snotty brat, is filled out remarkably.

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01/01/00
Bill McLochlin
Bill McLochlin
TNT's Rough Cut

It is a movie that children should enjoy greatly, and that adults will find sweet and lovable and frequent good fun.

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01/01/00
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

It will appeal to everyone who isn’t too uptight to enjoy a talking mouse for 80 minutes.

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01/01/00
Chris Kaynes
Chris Kaynes
Apollo Guide

Carries a lot of heart.

Full Review Source: CinemaSense.Com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cornell & Petricelli
Cornell & Petricelli
CinemaSense.Com

Stuart Little gives good squeak.

Full Review Source: MSNBC | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Elliott
David Elliott
MSNBC

The season's most promising family draw.

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01/01/00
David Hunter
David Hunter
Hollywood Reporter
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...never boring.

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08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Stuart Little doesn't have the exuberant inspiration or seamless, polished dazzle of Toy Story 2, but if the latter is sold out at the multiplex this weekend, the mouse is a passable substitute.

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01/01/00
Desmond Ryan
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer

Lively offscreen (and onscreen) performances from Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane, David Alan Grier and others.

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01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post

This is a mostly sweet film whose visual tricks - from the sheen on Stuart's fur and the shadow he casts to the wrinkles in his wool suits - will be seen as amazing by adults and taken for granted by kids.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
01/01/00
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Everyone wishes Hollywood would make more high-quality, entertaining family films. Thankfully, they still turn up every now and then.

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01/01/00
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

A wonderful movie, one of the year's best live action family offerings and a great example of non-intrusive CGI.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
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