Ashley Judd, Dana Ivey, David Strathairn
From the day he was born, Simon Birch (Ian Smith) was different. He was no bigger than a baby bird, and the doctors predicted that he'd never last the night. But he did. Then they said he'd never last...( read more
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Directed by: Ashley Judd, Dana Ivey, David Strathairn, Ian Michael Smith, Jan Hooks, Jim Carrey, Joseph Mazzello, Mark Johnson, Oliver Platt
Release Date: September 11, 1998
DVD Release Date: May 18, 1999
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September 24, 2009It has its moments but you really should read the John Irving novel "A Prayer For Owen Meany". If they had stuck to the book it would have been so much better! Ian Michael Smith was excellent though!
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April 18, 2009Underrated little film that was inspired by John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany. If you haven't yet read the book you'll love the film. Director Mark Steven Johnson took the story in an entirely different direction.
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August 20, 2009Great movie. If only everyone who is different really did have a purpose for being here.
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August 15, 2009I often wonder if my favorite genre of movies is drama, action, or horror. It'd be a 3-sided toss up for me - I'm always in the mood for any of the three. Simon Birch is a favorite of mine in the genre of drama as we follow the sad story of Simon and then get into the struggles a...( read more)
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August 12, 2009a very sad movie about a boy who is physically different from normal kids but
knows that god has a purpose for him...i like the story, a story about friendship and believing in one another...2 thumbs up highly recommended -
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December 23, 2007Joe: "My balls just turned into prunes"
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September 13, 2007This movie sucked so much. It actually made a mockery of anyone who deals with something that sets them apart from the rest of the world. I cannot see why so many people like this. It's horrendous. Way too corny and way too scripted, and way too perverted for a film of this type. And I usually love this style of film. If you want to watch a good film in this genre, watch "The Mighty." Now that's a good film, not this piece of junk.
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