Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Hailey Anne Nelson
A story about a son trying to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths his father told him about himself.
DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004
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Stats: 32,724 reviews
Flixster Reviews (32,724)
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October 6, 2009I wish I wasn't so literal when it comes to movies. I'm sure there is more to this film allegorically or metaphorically or whatever speaking. But normally what I see is what I get. But that's OK in this case, because it stands on its own surface merits.
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September 23, 2009Big Fish wants to be a lot of things. It wants to be an epic adventure tale, a fascinating collection of fables, and a story of reconcilliation between father and son. The movie is definitely more successful at achieving some of those things than others.
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September 9, 2009A good film but not Burton at his best. It's style over content with only basic character development, which ultimately lets the story down.
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March 19, 2009Tim Burton has always been an interesting filmmaker, and while this movie feels more concerned with getting to the images and crazy set pieces then it was about telling a human story, it shows imagination, which is severely lacking in movies today.
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February 12, 2009A fantastic adventure story, a truly beautiful film. I just love Albert Finney in this role and Ewan McGreggor too. This is an easy watching kind of ?moral to the story? type film, one that can be enjoyed at any age and watched over and over again, a real modern day fairy tale.
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November 13, 2009Tim Burton, un gars qui peut pas vivre sans eau, la plus belle scène d'amour de tous les films qui existe et je pleure a chaque fois.
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November 11, 2009my fave tim burton film... just funny, touching and crazy... kudos to ewan and sir albert finney....
Critic Reviews
May 3, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
December 26, 2003
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
A long-winded indulgence in tear-and-a-smile whimsy. full review
December 25, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Burton's fabled imagination runs wild with this material, and Big Fish often achieves a whimsical, poetic beauty. full review
December 25, 2003
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
Burton, who has clung to the trappings of precocious genius well into his 40s, demonstrates a new emotional maturity. full review
December 25, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
There is no denying that Will has a point: The old man is a blowhard. There is a point at which his stories stop working as entertainment and segue into sadism. full review
December 10, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
You'd think that Burton, whose movies can be so invigoratingly nasty or so hypnotically moody, would be able to pull off a gentle, mainstream crowd-pleaser without making it dull or preachy. But Big F... full review
December 10, 2003
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The most curious thing about this magical-realist fable ... is how thin and soft it is, how unpersuasive and ultimately forgettable even its most strenuous inventions turn out to be. full review
November 20, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Director Tim Burton finally hooks the one that got away: a script that challenges and deepens his visionary talent. full review
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January 14, 2009for any Edward bloom fans there is a cool site about telling stories like him at bloombla.com ... and his profile is at http://www.bloombla.com/profile/edwardbloom ...you can see how much you have in common with Edward bloom. Pretty cool, check it out!
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January 5, 2009no... she was singin in the church when he started to grow... it was only for like a second
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August 26, 2008She played the little girl who he meets in that village. Thank god it was only a small part!
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June 13, 2008Certainly a film with a strong message. Everything one does has an effect on life.
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February 15, 2008did you guys no that in the scene where the professor with the projector of edward's I LOVE SANDRA, that professor was actually the author (Daniel Wallace) of Big Fish?
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November 24, 2007This is one of the best thought out movies ever, but yet it's slightly different than the book
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September 7, 2007To Miakeane,
Miley was the little girl that said: Don't cuss, there's a lady present. This was her first movie.
The other girl, the blond in Spectre was played by Hailey Anne Nelson. She was Young Jenny.
GREAT film! -
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