Every Little Thing (film)

Every Little Thing
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Directed bySally Aitken
Written bySally Aitken
Produced by
  • Bettina Dalton
  • Oli Harbottle
  • Anna Godas
Starring
  • Terry Masear
Cinematography
  • Nathan Barlow
  • Dan Freene
  • Ann Johnson Prum
Edited byTania Michel Nehme
Music byCaitlin Yeo
Production
companies
  • Wildbear Entertainment
  • HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Distributed byDogwoof
Release date
  • 2024 (2024)
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
Box office$245,389[1][2]

Every Little Thing is a 2024 Australian documentary film about hummingbird rehabilitator Terry Masear. It was directed by Sally Aitken.[3][4]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 95% of 40 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Gentle as a hummingbird and full of worldly wisdom, Every Little Thing is a life-affirming documentary about recognizing the worth of even the tiniest creatures."[5] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 74 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[6]

Andrew Stafford of The Guardian gave the film four out of five stars and wrote, "It's a shimmering, densely layered film about love and resilience, about how we live with and recover from trauma, and about letting go."[3]

References

  1. ^ "Every Little Thing (2024)". The Numbers. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "Every Little Thing (2024)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Every Little Thing review – hummingbird documentary shimmers with the best of humanity". The Guardian. 6 March 2025.
  4. ^ Linden, Sheri (January 26, 2024). "'Every Little Thing' Review: A Stunning Up-Close Portrait of a Hummingbird Rescuer and Her Tiny Patients". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Every Little Thing". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  6. ^ "Every Little Thing". Metacritic. Retrieved December 19, 2025.