Owen’s emotional journey, captured with intimate handheld camerawork, is poignantly nuanced, and his inevitable intersection with Amos is executed with delicate grace.

| Jul 28, 2024

A very profound and thought-provoking character study, as well as a study of the human condition.

| Dec 14, 2019

Little Accidents seems to be trying to achieve something like Winter's Bone without the meth.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 20, 2019

Too convenient, and ultimately, not very provocative, Little Accidents feels like a dysthymic version of classical tragedy.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 18, 2019

Not a light or happy movie, it is a dark and dusty thing - beautiful cinematography by Rachel Morrison - one that leaves a little grit in your teeth and a lot of rhetorical questions in your mind.

| Jun 22, 2019

An impressive first feature from Sara Colangelo; an acutely sobering character drama that lives up to its (short) predecessor.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 11, 2019

With its central themes of guilt and blame, Little Accidents has the potential to be an emotionally intense affair, but doesn't quite hit the mark.

| Feb 28, 2019

... the pacing of this Sara Colangelo-directed film is far too sluggish to maintain my attention.

| Sep 1, 2017

If this story seems inorganic, or in any case less authentic than its well-observed atmosphere, at least the storyteller has seen and seized an opportunity. Here's hoping she'll have more.

| Aug 24, 2017

If Little Accidents never feels quite comfortable in its own skin, it's still evidence of a filmmaker who should have a lot to offer once she gets more secure in her (considerable) abilities.

| Sep 20, 2016

A strong start. A nice finish. But, a little lacking in the middle. Still, there's plenty to like about "Little Accidents."

| Original Score: B- | Apr 30, 2015

Colangelo doesn't make it easy, but she doesn't cheapen the viewing experience, preserving the delicate observational atmosphere of her accomplished directorial debut.

| Original Score: B+ | Feb 12, 2015

Despite some strong performances, the potentially intriguing set of blue-collar characters isn't explored with much depth.

| Jan 23, 2015

Slow, somber drama about secrets has drinking, language.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 23, 2015

As much as my conscience wanted to empathize with the characters, my taste only wanted to be rid of them.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jan 16, 2015

Nothing feels forced in this movie, which is testament to Colangelo's skill as well as the cast's. You believe the coal dust on these people; you grieve for their secrets.

| Original Score: B | Jan 16, 2015

Little Accidents paints a vivid portrait of a community facing an imminent existential crisis.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 16, 2015

To her credit, the writer-director tries for complexity. Now if she can just get the storytelling to match the quality of the filmmaking, I suspect there will be fewer little accidents.

| Jan 15, 2015

Owen tries with lurching uncertainty to ease back into normal, even as the writer and director Sara Colangelo clutters his path with enough obstacles to challenge the most heroically determined traveler.

| Jan 15, 2015

Colangelo's directorial prowess is evident through her beautifully framed shots and the strong performances she elicited from her actors. Put her down as a filmmaker to watch, as you watch her debut film.

| Original Score: 6.5/10 | Jan 15, 2015