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A girl puts her ability to keep a confidence to work, though she soon learns it's a tougher job than she imagined in this comedy drama for young people. Emily (Evan Rachel Wood) is a 14-year-old girl ... read more read more...who loves music and is studying the violin. She has a real gift as a violinist, and has passed up the opportunity to go to summer camp with her friends to study with her tutor, Pauline (Vivica A. Fox), who believes Emily has a chance of landing a spot in the community symphony orchestra. Emily also has an unusual business on the side -- for 50 cents, she'll hear and keep other kids' secrets, and offer advice on how to keep incriminating facts away from parents, teachers, or other authority figures. However, she also has a secret of her own -- a new family has moved into the neighborhood, and while Philip (Michael Angarano), a year or two younger than Emily, quickly takes a liking to her, she immediately develops a crush on his older brother, David (David Gallagher). However, David has a habit of getting into trouble, and soon Emily is keeping some secrets she's prefer to get off her chest. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Blair Treu

Release Date: August 23, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 4, 2003

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  • fb733768972
    February 15, 2010
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    This movie is a groundbreaking drama. It is a landmark as one of my favourite childhood films, and I wish it was even longer than 1 hour and 45 minutes! This movie released when I was 8 years old, and I cried back then, now I just look back on it as an amazing film.
  • May 25, 2007
    Lovely coming-of-age movie. Recommended.
  • April 13, 2008
    fantastic film for the whole family with a great story. my wife wrote and we produced it together and we cast evan rachel wood (first film)
  • February 24, 2008
    i love it and it was one of the first movies when i moved to verndale in 2000 or 2001 but i got it in 2002
  • October 23, 2007
    omg this movie is so good! and i know its supposed to be serious, but the part when she falls off the roof is funny!
  • May 15, 2007
    OMG my best fried for like ever is in this movie. his name is landon kunzleman!! and if u don't believe me too bad!
  • March 13, 2007
    I was in this movie as Gregory. I met everyone in the cast including David who's the voice of Riku in Kingdom Hearts ^_^
  • July 2, 2006
    Yay for David Gallagher who was the voice actor for Riku in Kingdom Hearts! And also yay for my friend who was in this movie!
  • June 3, 2006
    this was kinda dumb...and the guy with blonde hair in this movie that the girl falls in love with is not even cute! but it was a ok movie

Critic Reviews


Lisa Schwarzbaum
September 5, 2002
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

The kids in this syrupy family picture are spunky tykes and the adults are dolts, but Wood is worth watching because she's so clearly ready to play nobody's girl but her own. Full Review

Richard Roeper
August 27, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

There are a lot of movies out there made for fourteen-year-old boys, a ton of movies made for six-year-old kids, this movie is made for ten-year-old girls and for what it is, I really like it. Full Review

Scott Foundas
August 23, 2002
Scott Foundas, Variety

What you end up with are a bunch of kids acting not like kids, but how adults who've lost all sense of what it was like to be a kid think kids behave. Full Review

Jonathan Curiel
August 23, 2002
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

A touching film that will make audiences smile and cry at young characters who are learning about love and confession. Full Review

Frank Scheck
August 23, 2002
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

Good intentions don't necessarily make for compelling storytelling.

Roger Ebert
August 23, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I am rating this movie at three stars because it contains absolutely nothing to object to. That in itself may be objectionable, but you will have to decide for yourself. Full Review

Megan Turner
August 23, 2002
Megan Turner, New York Post

Budding adolescents shouldn't find much fault with this pleasantly diverting, albeit formulaic, teen drama.

Dave Kehr
August 22, 2002
Dave Kehr, New York Times

Ms. Wood has a poise and wistfulness beyond her years, and she seems likely to follow the path of the child star Diane Lane into more nuanced adult roles. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
August 22, 2002
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Lurking beneath a sentimental surface and a treacly hearts-and-flowers score, Blair Treu's Little Secrets offers some genuine substance for youthful audiences. Full Review

Jane Sumner
August 22, 2002
Jane Sumner, Dallas Morning News

More of a suburban fantasy than real-world slice-of-life, the small film still manages to capture some teenage talk and emotional concerns. Full Review

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