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5.8
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7.0

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Critic Christy Lemire
rated 5

Austrian director and co-writer Jessica Hausner has taken an austere approach to her sci-fi horror film, both visually and tonally, which is an intriguing choice in contrast with its wild central idea.

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Critic David Jenkins
rated 8

The film asks how far scientific endeavour should stretch, but also whether progress should be at the expense of perceived responsibilities that have for so long been entrenched in the way society functions.

Read full review at Little White Lies
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Cast & Crew

Jessica Hausner
Director
Lindsay Duncan
As Psychotherapist
Kerry Fox
As Bella
Ben Whishaw
As Chris
David Wilmot
As Karl
Emily Beecham
As Alice

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Little Joe is a sci-fi drama film that tells the story of Alice, a dedicated plant breeder who creates a special flower that can make its owner happy. Against company policy, Alice takes one of the plants home to give to her teenage son, Joe. However, as the plant begins to grow and pollinate, strange things start to happen. Joe begins to act strangely and Alice's colleague Bella suspects that the plant is causing changes in people's behavior. As Alice investigates further, she discovers that the plant may not be as harmless as she thought and that it could have dangerous consequences for those who come into contact with it.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Little Joe include Civil War, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Arcadian, Interstellar, Dune: Part Two, The Creator.

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Little Joe was released in theaters on December 6, 2019.