Big (1988)

Big
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Parental guidance recommended

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  • 104 mins

Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscan nominated performance (1988, Best Actor) as a twelve-year-old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body in director Penny Marshall's winning comedy. At a carnival, young Josh Baskin (Hanks) wishes he was big - only to awake the next morning and discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy, Josh lands a job at a toy company. There, his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy, making the awestruck, naïve Josh irresistable to a beautiful ladder-climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins). But the more he experiences being an adult, the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood.

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Reviewed by: Peter Tottle   |   4 September 2004

This is a great movie for kids to enjoy. My 9 yo loves Tom Hanks in this movie. Hanks shows adults how to be kids again and how to enjoy life. A great movie for the whole family.

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Reviewed by: Kan Seah   |   28 June 2005

Good see how Tom was when he is younger excellent moive ofr the family

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Reviewed by: Suzanne Rosenberg   |   22 March 2005

The whole family can enjoy this one!

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