Little Sister has a uniformly strong cast, but Addison Timlin gives one of those star-making turns that, if the universe is at all just, will be but the first prominent stepping stone for an extraordinary career.

| Nov 13, 2023

An ode to odd ones, it's the most tender-hearted movie to ever open with a Marilyn Manson quote.

| Feb 24, 2021

This film is a wonderful study of family dynamics and personal growth.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Apr 19, 2020

It is the way Clark deconstructs the impact of the past on the present that remains most impressive, inviting the audience to come along by placing the film in such a relatively recent context that can still feel so far away.

| Feb 8, 2019

A charming independent drama that deserves to cross over into the wider populace. Engaging, quirky, funny and emotional, Little Sister is an absolute delight. An instant kooky cult classic.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 6, 2018

Add to the well written screenplay a cast that seems catered to this cadence and the result is a family that is almost too familiar for comfort.

| Original Score: 7.7/10 | Oct 16, 2018

What really makes Little Sister work-what makes it such a refreshing joy-is the script. This is a forgiving film.

| Aug 8, 2018

It's conservative in a way that could only stem from rebellious roots.

| Feb 14, 2018

Little Sister is an indie family drama about change and reconciliation, but it's instilled with a poignant regard for the moment, too .

| Aug 10, 2017

Little Sister is available widely now and is well worth your time.

| Aug 7, 2017

The Quirky Family Dramedy is a familiar genre, but director-screenwriter Zach Clark has made a charming and well crafted version of it in Little Sister.

| Jun 30, 2017

Clark closely observes all these character dynamics with an empathetic eye, a skewed sense of humor, and a freewheeling inventiveness that keeps things refreshingly off-balance without losing its emotional heart.

| Mar 20, 2017

While Little Sister has its strong points, such as a quietly emotive lead performance from Addison Timlin as a nun-in-training visiting her family, the movie tries to juggle far too many narrative balls.

| Feb 2, 2017

[Little Sister] contains multitudes about religious investigation and personal growth without ever underlining the ideas too much, but Clark injects enough genuine warmth and grace notes to make the journey feel as fleet as possible.

| Oct 28, 2016

I feel this movie. And I highly doubt I'm alone in this.

| Oct 28, 2016

[A] fine, darkly poignant tale of a conflicted young nun-in-training facing her own version of "hope and change."

| Oct 27, 2016

Clark's film uses its 2008 setting as a backdrop for a funny, wistful little comedy-drama about family members learning to overcome themselves and reconnect with each other. Can we reconcile with those who know us only too well? Yes, we can.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 26, 2016

Zach Clark [lets] his idiosyncratic characters carry the film in a way many filmmakers wouldn't dare.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Oct 19, 2016

Zach Clark goes down dark-comic alleys, but he's made a transfixing film about a dysfunctional family that looks touchingly and unnervingly like yours and mine.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 15, 2016

Little Sister delivers a charming black sheep tale rich with tenderness, raw with pain, and spiked with humor.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 14, 2016