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Big Fish

Big Fish

7.8/ 10

TMDB Rating

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2003

Release Year

125 min

Runtime

Adventure
Fantasy
Drama

Overview

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Keywords

witch
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love of one's life
parent child relationship
circus
fishing
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story teller
fair
mermaid
apoplectic stroke
cancer
relationship
gentle giant
magic realism
grand
factual
witty
enchant

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Reviews(2)

8.0avg rating
JPV852

JPV852

May 14, 2021

9
9/10

First time seeing this since probably 2003 in theaters and it's absolutely heartfelt and charming, probably one of Tim Burton's best films, or at least one of my personal favorites of his. Great performances all around but especially Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney. Really well done. **4.5/5**

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

May 30, 2025

7
7/10

I must admit I did struggle a little to wonder how Ewan McGregor could ever age into Albert Finley, but then as the whole principle of this story is to stretch the truth, then I suppose why not! It’s those very far-fetched sort of scenarios that caused this family’s problems in the first place as th

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