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Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critics

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 171 Ratings

Summary: The story revolves around a dying father and his son, who is trying to learn more about his dad by piecing together the stories he has gathered over the years. The son winds up re-creating his father's elusive life in a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tales, the son begins to understand his father's great feats and his great failings.
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: Rated PG-13 for a fight scene, some images of nudity and a suggestive reference.
Production: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Language: English
Home Release Date: Apr 27, 2004
Director Credit
Tim Burton Director
Writer Credit
Daniel Wallace Novel "Big Fish: A Novel Of Mythic Proportions"
John August Screenplay
Principal Cast Credit
Albert Finney Ed Bloom - Senior
Billy Crudup Will Bloom
Ewan McGregor Ed Bloom - Young
Cast Credit
Ada Tai Ping
Alison Lohman Sandra Templeton Bloom
Arlene Tai Jing
David Denman Don Price
Helena Bonham Carter Jenny - Young/Jenny - Senior/The Witch
Jessica Lange Sandra Bloom
Loudon Wainwright III Beamen
Marion Cotillard Josephine
Matthew McGrory Karl The Giant
Missi Pyle Mildred
Robert Guillaume Dr. Bennett - Senior
Steve Buscemi Norther Winslow
Producer Credit
Arne Schmidt Executive Producer
Bruce Cohen Producer
Dan Jinks Producer
Katterli Frauenfelder Associate Producer
Richard D. Zanuck Producer
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