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Big Fish

2003, Movie, PG-13, 110 mins

Big Fish: Review

Tim Burton's 2003 yarn is a deft blend of fantastic noodling and astute psychological drama. William Bloom (Billy Crudup) grew up in the shadow of his charismatic father's (Albert Finney) elaborate whoppers — stories of witches, Siamese-twin singers, misunderstood giants, circus escapades and a rustic Shangri-La buried deep in some spooky woods just off a lost highway. But William's quest to tease the truth out from the lies yields surprising results. Burton's fanciful visuals offset novelist Daniel Wallace's homespun moralizing, producing an astringently sentimental tall tale that's as delightful as it is poignant. Read the complete review for Big Fish

Big Fish: Cast & Details

Year: 2003
Rated PG-13

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Ewan McGregor: Young Ed Bloom
Albert Finney: Senior Ed Bloom
Billy Crudup: Will Bloom
Jessica Lange: Senior Sandra Bloom
Alison Lohman: Young Sandra Bloom
Helena Bonham Carter: Jenny/The Witch

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Big Fish: TV Guide News

PASSAGES | Today's News: Our Take | 8/11/2005
Stage and screen star Barbara Bel Geddes, best known for playing Dallas matriarch Miss Ellie, died at her home in Northeast Harbor, Maine, on Monday. The cause of death was lung cancer. Bel Geddes was 82. For more on her illustrious career, see Wednesday's Entertainment News.... Matthew McGrory, a 7-foot-plus actor who appeared in such movies as Big Fish, Men in Black II and The Devil's Rejects, died Tuesday of natural causes. He was 32. read more

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