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After a string of mediocre movies, director Tim Burton regains his footing as he shifts from macabre fairy tales to Southern tall tales.Big Fish twines in and out of the oversized stories of Edward Bloom, played as a young man by Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge, Down with Love) and as a dying father by Albert Finney (Tom Jones). Edward's son Will (Billy Crudup,Almost Famous) sits by his father's bedside but has little patience with the old man's fables, because he feels these stories have kept him from knowing who his father really is. Burton dives into Bloom's imagination with zest, sending the determined young man into haunted woods, an idealized Southern town, a traveling circus, and much more. The result is sweet but--thanks to the director's dark and clever sensibility--never saccharine. Also featuring Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, and Steve Buscemi.--Bret Fetzer

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Cast: Steve Buscemi, Helena Bonham Carter, Billy Crudup, Danny DeVito, Marion Cotillard, Ewan McGregor, Missi Pyle, Jessica Lange, Albert Finney, David Denman, Russell Hodgkinson, Loudon Wainwright III, David Ramsey, Hailey Anne Nelson, James DeForest Parker, Robert Guillaume, Deep Roy, Alison Lohman, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Bonnie Johnson, Matthew McGrory, Ada Tai, Arlene Tai, Brandon Carroll, Billy Redden, Jake Brake, Bevin Kaye, Perry Walston, Edward Aldag, Cathy Berry, Jeff Campbell, Metz Duites, John Fugate, Trevor Gagnon, Zachary Gardner, Zach Hanner, R. Keith Harris, Barry C. Harvard, Sallie Hedrick, Greg Hohn, Howard Houston, Jr., Joseph Humphrey, Savanna James, Morgan Grace Jarrett, George McArthur, Jacob Radford, Michael Garnet Stewart, Lawrence Sykkmon, Karlos Walkes, Vincent Ybiernas, Don Young, Miley Cyrus, John Lowell, Charles McLawhorn, Jayne Morgan, Donald C. Young, Joanne Pankow, Alan Rawlins, Tom Tom, Darrell Vanterpool, Daniel Wallace, Karla Droege, Grayson Stone
Director: Tim Burton
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Release Date: December 10, 2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Screen Writer: John August
Runtime: 2hrs 5min

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review by chelseaoh. March 12, 2009

Tim Burton's finest

Tim Burton's world exceeds all previous productions with the 2003 film Big Fish. The journey of a young man to discover thetruth behind his father's "big fish" stories. The beautiful story is magical matched with amazing effects, incredible music, and actors & actresses with incredible talent. It makes me cry EVERY single time I watch it. And I watch it frequently. The movie travels from past to present telling the unique life of Edward Bloom. … more

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review by TheAncientReader. March 07, 2005

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GOOD STORY - VERY ENJOYABLE

This is one of those movies you want to just see to enjoy. Wonderful imagination here on several levels. It is difficult to separate reality from dream/story here, as the film was ment to be. Burton has done a good job of this. I suppose you could call this an adventure fairytale of sorts. Be that as it may, I enjoyed it and would recommend it highly. Just watch it and have fun!

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review by beckytcy. April 30, 2004

Big Fish: Moulin Rouge Meets Field of Dreams for the Un-Athletic

Pros: visuals, special effects, Buscemi, Finney, DeVito, fun to watch Cons: basic story is weak, McGregor's accent The Bottom Line: This bottom line's not big enough for a woman of my ambition. Plot Details: This opinion reveals no details about the movie''s plot. If Big Fish had been directed by anyone other than Tim Burton, I probably would have been bored out of my scull. Thankfully, Burton’s gorgeous visuals boost the … more

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review by gradyharp. April 29, 2004

Best for Tim Burton Fans, But.........

BIG FISH is a sleeper of a movie. Now that may sound like an oxymoron for a Tim Burton all-stops-out fantasy gig, but for those who don't get lightheaded at the mention of this talented director's name of ilk of films, this journey has a lot of fine surprises. Yes, this is another fantasy movie, but this time the fantasy embroiders a tender and (and all too frequent) trying examination of a father/son relationship. Young Will Bloom is called home to Alabama (where his father is dying) from Paris … more

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