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Laura Hoff, an only child, is a reclusive young woman who lives with her mother in a working-class home in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. She is known as LV (short for Little Voice) for her reticence. She flees reality, hiding away in her bedroom, listening to records and mimicking their artists' voices like Gracie Fields', Judy Garland's, and Shirley Bassey's; her love of songs is her only source of strength since her beloved father's death. Her mother Mari, a promiscuous woman with countless affairs, jilts a man when her passion wanes.

Billy, a telephone engineer who mends their phone, approaches LV by giving her information pamphlets. Things improve when Mari is seeing Ray; he hears the girl sing, spots her gift and vows to make her a star, while Mari, who dislikes singing, still doubts her child. Ray arranges with Mr Boo for LV to sing at his club. But her performance is understandably somewhat of a failure as she is overcome by stage fright and only manages a few lines of song. Ray sees that LV needs encouragement on stage and organises a big band, lights and a new dress to give her confidence.

Ray gives her a pep talk, persuading her to perform by portraying her act as a tribute to her father. LV, therefore, agrees to sing again, but only as a one-off. When LV is to sing at a nightclub, she envisions her father to help perform well. LV brings the house down and is a storming success. Ray thinks she is his ticket to the big time and arranges for a London agent to come up and see LV perform the following night. As Ray, Mari and Mr Boo toast their future success, LV murmurs that she agreed to sing only the one time and slumps to the floor.

The following night LV passively remains in her bed and Ray's futile attempts to goad LV are dashed. Mari, who still scorns her child, prods her against her will. The selfish natures of Ray and Mari are very much revealed in these scenes. At the cabaret club the London agent finally loses patience after several third rate acts fill the time in LV's absence and leaves. Ray storms into the club and sings "It's Over" on stage, as his career disappears before everyone's eyes.

Meanwhile, the faulty wiring at LV's home finally starts a fire, trapping LV in her upper room where she is rescued by Billy. In a final showdown with her mother, after being wrongly accused by her mother of arson, LV responds by screaming in her mother's face, blaming Mari for her father's death and her (LV's) meek nature with her domineering attitude. She walks away saying her name isn't Little Voice, it's Laura.

Mari is left by everyone; Ray is facing his debt-collectors, and LV is saved by Billy.

• Brenda Blethyn as Mari Hoff
• Jane Horrocks as Laura Hoff / Little Voice "LV"
• Michael Caine as Ray Say, who manages third-rate acts
• Ewan McGregor as Billy
• Jim Broadbent as Mr. Boo, cabaret club owner and acquaintance of Ray Say
• Philip Jackson as George
• Annette Badland as Sadie

The following songs are performed by Horrocks:

• "The Man that Got Away" by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin
• "Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be)" by Jimmy Davis, Jimmy Shern, and Roger Ramirez
• "Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
• "Chicago" by Fred Fisher
• "Big Spender" by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields
• "I Wanna Be Loved By You" by Harry Ruby, Herbert Stothart, and Bert Kalmar
• "Sing As We Go" by Harry Parr Davies
• "Falling in Love Again" by Frederick Hollander and Samuel Lerner
• "Get Happy" by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler

Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 79% rating based on 48 reviews with the consensus: "Little Voice brings its award-winning source material to the screen in style, elevated by a commanding lead performance from Jane Horrocks."

Janet Maslin wrote in her New York Times review, "Horrocks's phenomenal mimicry of musical grande dames from Marlene Dietrich to Marilyn Monroe, lavishing special loving care on Judy Garland, makes a splendid centerpiece for the otherwise more ordinary film built around it."

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times felt the story was "amusing but uneven" and that the film "seems to have all the pieces in place for another one of those whimsical, comic British slices of life. But the movie doesn't quite deliver the way we think it will. One problem is that the Michael Caine character, sympathetic and funny in the opening and middle scenes, turns mean at the end for no good reason. Another is that the romance, and a manufactured crisis, distract from the true climax of the movie. That would be Jane Horrocks' vocal performance she is amazing. Absolutely fabulous."

In Variety, Derek Elley called the film "a small picture with a big heart", adding, "The film has almost everything going for it, with the exceptions of a somewhat lopsided structure in which the climax comes two-thirds of the way through and a romantic subplot that plays like an afterthought. Nevertheless, smooth direction by Mark Herman and juicy performances by a host of Brit character actors ensure an entertaining ride Horrocks, whose combo of gamin physique and big vocal talent make the title role seem unthinkable for any other actress, is a revelation, handling moments of solo emotion and onstage strutting with equal, moving panache."

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Michael Caine, winner)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
• BAFTA Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film (nominee)
• BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Michael Caine, nominee)
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
• BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
• BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
• BAFTA Award for Best Sound (nominee)
• Satellite Award for Best Picture - Musical or Comedy (nominee)
• Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
• Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Michael Caine, nominee)
• Satellite Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
• Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominee)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role - Motion Picture (Jane Horrocks, nominee)
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture (Brenda Blethyn, nominee)
• London Film Critics Circle Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year (Michael Caine, winner)
• British Independent Film Award for Best Actor (Michael Caine, nominee)
• British Independent Film Award for Best Actress (Jane Horrocks, nominee)