Big Fish

Name: Big Fish
Released: 2003-12-10
Cast: Billy Crudup, Hailey Anne Nelson, Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange

Big Fish

PG-13
2h 5m
2003

75%

age 12+

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Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, portrayed by five-time Best Actor Oscar(r) nominee Albert Finney (Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Erin Brockovich, 2000), he remains a huge mystery to his son, William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.

Director:

Tim Burton

Producer:

Richard D. Zanuck, Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks

Writer:

John August

Cast:

Billy Crudup, Hailey Anne Nelson, Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

75%

Critics Consensus: A charming father-and-son tale filled with typical Tim Burton flourishes, Big Fish is an impressive catch.

Reviews

Behind The Lens

Debbie Lynn Elias

This is a film with heart. From beginning to end. A heartwarming tale about love and family, a father and a son, and that sometimes it's very hard to separate fact from fiction....but then sometimes, it doesn't really matter; does it.

November 7, 2019

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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

[Director Tim Burton] manages to balance his whimsy and his visual aesthetics in ways that aren't overwhelming to the story and... are pleasing to me.

June 27, 2019

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What I Watched Tonight

Matt Hudson

If you want an offbeat, funny, touching movie then Big Fish is for you

There's a covert tyranny in the strived-for moral behind this film which evidently sees itself as a worthy ode to the redeeming value of storytelling and the shaman art.

When it catches fire, this great-looking movie offers hilarious diversions. And as father and son struggle toward a hard-won reconciliation, Big Fish reveals its beating heart.

March 12, 2018

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