Film1988104 min

Big

Name: Big
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Released: 1988
Duration: 104 min
Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilyfantasyromancesportsfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginaryintricatelinearglossyemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers allsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"Have you ever had a really big secret?"

Boxlist takeA warm-hearted, fantastical romantic comedy: emotional and stylish. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

7.1/10

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

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Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

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