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Big Fish

  • 2003
  • PG-13
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Big Fish (2003)
A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life.
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Adventure EpicFairy TaleAdventureDramaFantasyRomance

A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

  • Director
    • Tim Burton
  • Writers
    • Daniel Wallace
    • John August
  • Stars
    • Ewan McGregor
    • Albert Finney
    • Billy Crudup
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    469K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,287
    286
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Daniel Wallace
      • John August
    • Stars
      • Ewan McGregor
      • Albert Finney
      • Billy Crudup
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 135Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 69 nominations total

    Videos9

    Theatrical Version
    Trailer 2:29
    Theatrical Version
    A Guide to the Films of Tim Burton
    Clip 2:11
    A Guide to the Films of Tim Burton
    A Guide to the Films of Tim Burton
    Clip 2:11
    A Guide to the Films of Tim Burton
    Big Fish Scene: Just Tell Me Who She Is
    Clip 1:08
    Big Fish Scene: Just Tell Me Who She Is
    Big Fish Scene: The Love Of Your Live
    Clip 1:21
    Big Fish Scene: The Love Of Your Live
    Big Fish Scene: I Was Drying Out
    Clip 0:59
    Big Fish Scene: I Was Drying Out
    Big Fish Scene: You Came Back
    Clip 0:40
    Big Fish Scene: You Came Back

    Photos244

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    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Ed Bloom (young)
    Albert Finney
    Albert Finney
    • Ed Bloom (senior)
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Will Bloom
    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Sandra Bloom (senior)
    Helena Bonham Carter
    Helena Bonham Carter
    • Jenny (young & senior) & The Witch
    Alison Lohman
    Alison Lohman
    • Sandra Bloom (young)
    Robert Guillaume
    Robert Guillaume
    • Dr. Bennett (senior)
    Marion Cotillard
    Marion Cotillard
    • Josephine
    Matthew McGrory
    Matthew McGrory
    • Karl the Giant
    David Denman
    David Denman
    • Don Price (age 18-22)
    Missi Pyle
    Missi Pyle
    • Mildred
    Loudon Wainwright III
    Loudon Wainwright III
    • Beamen
    • (as Loudon Wainwright)
    Ada Tai
    Ada Tai
    • Ping
    Arlene Tai
    Arlene Tai
    • Jing
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Norther Winslow
    Danny DeVito
    Danny DeVito
    • Amos Calloway
    Deep Roy
    Deep Roy
    • Mr. Soggybottom
    Perry Walston
    • Ed Bloom (age 10)
    • Director
      • Tim Burton
    • Writers
      • Daniel Wallace
      • John August
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The joke with the elephant defecating while Edward daydreams was unscripted. The filming crew found it hilarious, and quickly zoomed out to get the whole thing.
    • Goofs
      Edward Bloom's "story" is set in a nostalgic, idealized amalgamation of the 1940s-1970s, so strict chronological and factual accuracy is not required.
    • Quotes

      Will Bloom: A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way he becomes immortal.

    • Crazy credits
      The Columbia logo runs in reverse.
    • Alternate versions
      A scene was slightly trimmed to reduce shots of a woman in a river showing her backside in Singapore and in India. The Singapore video nonsensically carries an 'NC-16' rating.
    • Connections
      Edited into Funny or Die Presents...: Fifty Shades of DeVito (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Man of the Hour
      Written by Eddie Vedder

      Produced by Adam Kasper

      Performed by Pearl Jam

    User reviews1K

    Featured review
    8/10

    Make a story of your own

    The whole story of a man's life is something large, but this movie managed to be entertaining and comical telling a story by dividing it into many stages so well told it feels like it's a little fairy tale, so many aspects and many temporal lines in 2 hours that feels like just a single hour.

    The story itself is touching and beautiful while the time placement (involving the wardrobe used and design of the places as well) totally transports the audience to those years, it's colorful and complements the "adventure vibe"

    This is undoubtedly a great movie to watch with the family, so every single member can appreciate each other stories and how they all got intertwined.
    • spiderdib
    • Jun 30, 2020
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 2004 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Entertainment
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • El gran pez
    • Filming locations
      • Wetumpka, Alabama, USA(Town of Ashton and Ed Bloom's house)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Jinks/Cohen Company
      • The Zanuck Company
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $70,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $66,809,693
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $207,377
      • Dec 14, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $123,235,422
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Atmos

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