Big Fish
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 125 min
★ 7.8(7,864)unSUB Rating
A son returns home after years of distance and tries to understand his larger-than-life father, whose stories have always felt too unbelievable to trust. As he revisits a lifetime of wild adventures through shifting memories and flashbacks, he searches for what’s real and what those tales were meant to say.
Based on Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 125 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.8/10 (7,864 votes)
- Box office
- $123,000,000
- Budget
- $70,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a warm, whimsical mix of fantasy and family drama that builds emotional payoff over time, like The Secret Life of Walter Mitty or About Time; Not for you if you dislike tall tales or shifting timelines.
Pros: heartfelt and charming; imaginative tall tales; touching family themes | Cons: far-fetched moments; can feel confusing; uneven pacing early
Themes
- witch
- fish
- love of one's life
- parent child relationship
- circus
- fairy tale
- fishing
- leech
- story teller
- fair
- mermaid
- apoplectic stroke
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2004 · nominated
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Ed Bloom (young)
Albert Finney
as Ed Bloom (senior)
Billy Crudup
as Will Bloom
Jessica Lange
as Sandra Bloom (senior)
Helena Bonham Carter
as Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
Alison Lohman
as Sandra Bloom (young)
Robert Guillaume
as Dr. Bennett (senior)
Marion Cotillard
as Josephine
Matthew McGrory
as Karl the Giant
David Denman
as Don Price (age 18-22)
Directed by Tim Burton