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Small Things Like These
Claire Keegan · Book · 2021
What hooked you in Small Things Like These was the way quiet, individual acts of moral courage disrupt the complacency of a closed community.
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Adaptation
Small Things Like These
Tim Mielants · Film · 2024
Films on the same thread
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
Film · 2018
Explores: found family, wartime resilience, literary obsession.
Much like Small Things Like These, this story explores the power of community bonds and individual integrity when faced with the harsh, isolating realities of an occupied society.
The Housemaid
Paul Feig · Film · 2025
Explores: Class Conflict, Gaslighting, Identity Theft.
If Small Things Like These hit, The Housemaid shares the thread.
We Live in Time
John Crowley · Film · 2024
Explores: Chance Encounters, Divorce Recovery, Life-Changing Romance.
If Small Things Like These hit, We Live in Time shares the thread.
Poor Things
Yorgos Lanthimos · Film · 2023
Explores: Feminist Awakening, Artificial Intelligence Ethics, Societal Critique.
If Small Things Like These hit, Poor Things shares the thread.
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A Small Light
Joan Rater · Series · 2023
Explores: Resistance, Courage, Moral Courage.
If the moral weight of Small Things Like These moved you, you will appreciate this depiction of ordinary people choosing to act against systemic injustice at great personal risk.
Mare of Easttown
Brad Ingelsby · Series · 2021
Shares a thread with Small Things Like These: Redemption.
Just as Small Things Like These examines the dark secrets buried within a small town, this series peels back the layers of community trauma and the heavy burden of redemption.
Big Little Lies
David E. Kelley · Series · 2017
Explores: Secrets and Lies, Privilege, Female Friendship.
While the setting differs, this series echoes the central preoccupation of Small Things Like These regarding the dangerous secrets that fester behind the facade of a polished, respectable community.
When Life Gives You Tangerines
Lim Sang-choon · Series · 2025
Explores: First Love, Childhood Sweethearts, Island Life.
If Small Things Like These hit, When Life Gives You Tangerines shares the thread.
Podcasts on the same thread
Making Space with Hoda Kotb
Hoda Kotb, TODAY · Podcast · 2026
Explores: Human resilience, Emotional healing, Self-discovery.
Those who were touched by the themes of human resilience and personal conscience in Small Things Like These will find similar comfort in these intimate, honest stories of emotional healing.
The Daily
The New York Times · Podcast · 2026
Explores: geopolitics, social justice, global events.
If the social justice elements of Small Things Like These resonated with you, this podcast provides a similar, rigorous examination of the human stories behind complex global and local issues.
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Common questions
Is Small Things Like These based on a book?
Yes, Small Things Like These is based on the 2021 novel by Claire Keegan. The book received significant acclaim, including being shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and winning the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction before being adapted into a major motion picture.
Who stars in the movie adaptation of Small Things Like These?
The 2024 film adaptation of Small Things Like These stars Cillian Murphy. The movie is based on the original book by Claire Keegan, which has been recognized as one of the 100 best books of the 21st century by The New York Times.
Was Small Things Like These an Oprah's Book Club pick?
Yes, the novel Small Things Like These was selected as an Oprah's Book Club pick in December 2024. During the same month, it was also chosen as a New York Times Book Club pick, highlighting its status as a notable literary work.
Has Small Things Like These won any literary awards?
Small Things Like These won the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction. Additionally, the book was shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize and is widely recognized as a New York Times bestseller, solidifying its reputation as a significant piece of modern Irish literature.