Film1998114 min

Simon Birch

Name: Simon Birch
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Released: 1998
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Ashley Judd, Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn

Taste attributes: comedydramafamilyfresh & originalwholesomelightlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationship

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"Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch."

Boxlist takeA good-natured, accessible comedy-drama, otherwise balanced. Best if you like warmth over edge.

Taste details

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

Quality rating

6.7 /10

TMDB · 160 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.

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