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Big Fish (2003)

PG-1312/25/2003Adventure, Fantasy, Drama2h 5m
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An adventure as big as life itself.

Overview

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

Top Billed Cast

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    Ewan McGregor

    Ed Bloom (young)

  2. Cast 1

    Albert Finney

    Ed Bloom (senior)

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    Billy Crudup

    Will Bloom

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    Jessica Lange

    Sandra Bloom (senior)

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    Helena Bonham Carter

    Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch

  6. Cast 1

    Alison Lohman

    Sandra Bloom (young)

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    Robert Guillaume

    Dr. Bennett (senior)

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    Marion Cotillard

    Josephine

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    Matthew McGrory

    Karl the Giant

I must admit I did struggle a little to wonder how Ewan McGregor could ever age into Albert Finley, but then as the whole principle of this story is to stretch the truth, then I suppose why not! It’s those very far-fetched sort of scenarios that caused this family’s problems in the first place as the young “Will” (Bully Crudup) has to return home after a three year estrangement from dad “Ed” (Finney) when the latter man is diagnosed with terminal cancer. A sort of uneasy truce breaks out between them as we realise that extent of their issues is more that the young lad actually believed some of...