Big
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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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Metascore
70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    80
    Big features believable young teen-age mannerisms from the two real boys in its cast, and this only makes Mr. Hanks's funny, flawless impression that much more adorable. This really is the performance to beat.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    A 13-year-old junior high kid Josh (David Moscow) is transformed into a 35-year-old's body (Tom Hanks) by a carnival wishing machine in this pic which unspools with enjoyable genuineness and ingenuity.
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  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hal Hinson
    70
    Big has a warmhearted sweetness that's invigorating; it makes you want to break out the Legos. It's only near the end of the film, when Hanks has to play the scenes for pathos, that the movie becomes cloying.
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