Little Voice (1998)
81%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Little Voice brings its award-winning source material to the screen in style, elevated by a commanding lead performance from Jane Horrocks
Little Voice is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and sing along. It’s a small film with a big heart, and Jane Horrocks’ performance is absolutely fabulous. The story is a lively, semi-whimsical, and semi-earthy tale that rises to delirious heights with Horrocks’ showstopper. Despite some weak moments in the last reel, Little Voice is a must-see for anyone who loves great mimicry, pathos, and humor. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Huayi Brothers Media, National Geographic World Films,
Distributor
Miramax Films
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
Year of Release
1998
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 36m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 1998 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 13, 1999
Genre(s)
Comedy/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, Brenda Blethyn, Jim Broadbent, Ewan McGregor, Annette Badland, directed by Mark Herman, written by Jim Cartwright and Mark Herman, comedy, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum, Derek Elley, Geoff Andrew, Kenneth Turan, Roger Ebert, Susan Stark, Emanuel Levy, Maria Garcia, Dragan Antulov, James Sanford, Leonard Schwarz, Mari Hoff, LV, Ray Say, Mr Boo, Sadie, Mimicking Singers, London Talent Agent, Repressed Daughter, Record Industry, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Soundtrack, Musical Numbers, Talent, Love, Family Dysfunction, Naivete, Isolation, Impersonations, Romantic Interest, Sensational Singing, Small Picture, Big Heart, Award-Winning Source Material, Commanding Lead Performance, Miramax Films, Surround Sound, Dolby Digital, R MPAA Rating
Worldwide gross: $4,611,784
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $4,611,784
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Jane Horrocks – LV
Michael Caine – Ray Say
Jim Broadbent – Mr. Boo
Ewan McGregor – Billy
Annette Badland – Sadie
Director(s)
Mark Herman
Writer(s)
Jim Cartwright, Mark Herman
Producer(s)
Elizabeth Karlsen
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (38) | Rotten (10)
September 7, 2011 | Rating: C+
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
A small picture with a big heart.
June 19, 2008
Derek Elley
Variety
TOP CRITIC
A lively if finally rather cruel comic fantasy.
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
February 14, 2001 | Rating: 4/5
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Here everything leads up to (and wilts after) Horrocks’ showstopper. But she is amazing. Absolutely fabulous.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/4
Susan Stark
Detroit News
TOP CRITIC
Despite many good scenes of whimsy, humor, and pathos, not to mantion great mimicry of Garland, Dietrich, and others, the movie is trying to do too much and the last reel is weak, contrived and burdened with a fake romance and upbeat ending.
September 23, 2009 | Rating: B-
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Little Voice is based on Jim Cartwright’s play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, which premiered in 1992 at the National Theatre in London.
March 28, 2006
Maria Garcia
Film Journal International
October 14, 2004 | Rating: 5/10
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
has the same semi-whimsical and semi-earthy tone as director Mark Herman’s ‘Brassed Off.’ The last quarter of the story, however, seems strangely out of sync with the mostly bubbly set-up.
July 3, 2003
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
May 20, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
Rises to… delirious heights with Horrocks’ performance.
April 29, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid…
Plot
A talent agent discovers his girlfriend’s daughter has a gift for mimicking singers in Little Voice.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jane Horrocks delivers a commanding lead performance in Little Voice.
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