Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture drama directed by and starring Jodie Foster.

It tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct that largely fails to accommodate his intelligence. Foster plays Fred’s mother Dede, who attempts to give her son a "normal" childhood while simultaneously feeding his intellectual curiosity.

Adam Hann-Byrd co-stars as her son, and the cast also includes Harry Connick, Jr. and Dianne Wiest.

The film marked Foster’s directorial debut. Most of it was shot in Over-the-Rhine and downtown Cincinnati. Other locations include Cincinnati suburb Clifton, the Village of Indian Hill, The University of Cincinnati, specifically McMicken Hall, Miami University's Upham Hall and Acacia Fraternity House, and the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio. The movie grossed about $25 million.

Tagline: It's not what he knows. It's what he understands.