Little Man
Seen it?2006 | 98 min | Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 12% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Raising Arizona or The Thin Man, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
After leaving prison, dwarf criminal Calvin Sims joins his moron brother Percy in stealing an expensive huge diamond from a jewelry store for the mobster Walken. They are chased by the police, and Calvin hides the stone in the purse of executive Vanessa Edwards, whose husband Darryl Edwards wants to have a baby. Percy convinces Calvin to dress like a baby and be left in front of the Edwards' house to get inside the house and retrieve the diamond. Darryl and Vanessa keep Calvin for the weekend and decide to adopt him, while Walken threatens Darryl to get the stone back.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
12% on Rotten Tomatoes, 26 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$105 million worldwide on a $64 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 201K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Marlon WayansCalvin
- Shawn WayansDarryl
- Kerry WashingtonVanessa
- John WitherspoonPops
- Tracy MorganPercy
- Lochlyn MunroGreg
- Rob SchneiderDinosaur Rex
- David Alan GrierJimmy
- Dave SheridanRosco
- Anthony HarrisonPoliceman