E.B. White’s strange book is given the bland treatment and a…Shyamalan script? Nostalgia Critic gives his thoughts on the 1999 hit Stuart Little. Stuart Little is a 1999 American family comedy film loosely based on the novel of the same name by E. B. White. Directed by Rob Minkoff in his live action debut, the screenplay was written by M. Night Shyamalan and Greg Brooker, and stars Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Jonathan Lipnicki, alongside the voices of Michael J. Fox and Nathan Lane.