Rent Big Fish (2003)
3.4 of 5 from 373 ratings
2h 0min
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- Synopsis:
- Throughout his life Edward Bloom (Ewan McGregor) has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales, in his later years he (Albert Finney) remains a huge mystery to his son William (Billy Crudup). Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures in this marvel of a movie.
- Actors:
- Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Matthew McGrory, David Denman, Missi Pyle, Loudon Wainwright III, Ada Tai, Arlene Tai, Steve Buscemi, Danny DeVito, Deep Roy, Perry Walston, Hailey Anne Nelson, Grayson Stone
- Directors:
- Tim Burton
- Producers:
- Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Richard D. Zanuck
- Voiced By:
- Gary Newton
- Writers:
- Daniel Wallace, John August
- Others:
- Danny Elfman, Paul LeBlanc, Kevin Mack, Dennis Gassner, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason, Jean A Black
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 2005, 2004, Children & Family, Children's Books On Screen: Fantasy, CinemaParadiso.co.uk Through Time, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Ewan Mcgregor, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide: to Tim Burton, Top 10 Films With Voiceover Narration, Top 10 Movie Marriage Proposals, Top Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/04/2007
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English LPCM Stereo, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English, English Hard of Hearing, Hindi, Italian
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- Bonus:
- Director's Commentary - Special Features in standard definition
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/05/2021
- Run Time:
- 125 minutes
- Languages:
- Czech Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Hungarian Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Korean Dolby Digital 2.0, Polish Voice Over Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Thai Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Mandarin, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 0 (All)
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
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Reviews (7) of Big Fish
LITTLE FISHY STORIES - Big Fish review by CP Customer
If you enjoy beautiful fairytales, lush cinematography, and watching the end credits with a glow in your belly- this is the film for you. If you hate strung-together vignettes and Helena Bonham-Carter, then avoid this one. Recommended for overcast Saturday afternoons, or the last film in a DVD marathon before bedtime.
4 out of 4 members found this review helpful.
Big Fish deserves big accolade - Big Fish review by CP Customer
I'd been put off this movie by the poor descriptor on the back, but watching it at last, I wished I'd seen it before. A fantastically put together story, keeping you enthralled by the tangental shaggy dog stories throughout the movie. A sad and exciting story all in one, not a tear-jerker, with a real twist in the tale - contains romance, no sex or violence, but never - never a dull moment. Showing that truth can really be stranger than fiction.
2 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Tall Tales, Reel Grief - Big Fish review by griggs
Most of the time this feels like Burton decorating the room instead of telling a story: whimsy-by-the-yard, oddballs on parade, and a fairytale sheen that keeps emotions safely behind glass. I admired the craft more than I felt much of it.
Then the film finds its pulse. Ed Bloom’s stories stop reading as cute lies and start sounding like armour — the way some dads keep you close while staying just out of reach. That hit home. My own father had that same aura: more lives, jobs, and half-told chapters than I understood when I was younger.
The ache isn’t “what was true?” so much as “how much did I never get to see?” Big Fish is uneven and over-decorated, but when it finally talks about fathers and grief, it talks straight
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.