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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA disturbing, wonderfully acted, well-scripted, and suspenseful study of a murderous 13-year-old girl.
- 63Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldWhile it's too pat, Little Girl is several cuts above thrillers in the dopey, bedraggled class recently exemplified by Burnt Offerings and The Sentinel. [17 May 1977, p.B9]
- 60Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonGessner’s film may be for Foster completists only. But the intensity of her dead-eyed stare as the final credits scroll across her face reminds us of her preternatural ability, as a kid and beyond, to transform even the most negligible movie or scene into an event.
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinNicolas Gessner's direction has a correspondingly comfortable feel, but this type of story is as old as the hills—no, older—and Mr. Gessner doesn't do much to make it plausible.