Netflix subscribers can now finally watch one of the most surprising movies that acclaimed filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has ever written. The said comedy film currently holds a 66% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 95 reviews.
What M. Night Shyamalan is now on Netflix?
As of today, Sony Pictures’ 1999 coming-of-age comedy film Stuart Little is officially available to stream on Netflix. Shyamalan wrote the screenplay with Greg Booker, based on E.B. White’s 1945 novel of the same name. This was a surprising move for the Oscar-nominated director, especially when the film was very different from the films he’s known for. In a previous interview, he admitted that he accepted the job to stay afloat after his second directorial feature, Wide Awake, bombed at the box office.
The movie was directed by Rob Minkoff. It featured the voices of Michael J. Fox as Stuart Little, Nathan Lane as Snowbell, Chazz Palminteri as Smokey, Steve Zahn as Monty, David Alan Grier as Red, Jennifer Tilly as Camille Stout, and more. Meanwhile, the live-action cast also included Geena Davis as Eleanor Little, Hugh Laurie as Frederick Little, and Jonathan Lipnicki as George Little.
“When the Littles go to an orphanage to adopt a new family member, a charming young mouse named Stuart is chosen. While George is initially unwelcoming to his new brother, the family cat, Snowbell, is even less enthusiastic about having a mouse as his ‘master’ and plots to get rid of him,” reads the official synopsis. “Against these difficulties, Stuart resolves to face them with as much pluck, love, and courage as he can muster. In doing so, he shows his beloved new family that great things can truly come in small packages.”
