Big

Big

1988 · 104 min · EN · PG · 7.2 (4,043 votes)
Dir. Penny Marshall · Starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard, Jared Rushton, David Moscow · Music Howard Shore

Have you ever had a really big secret?

FantasyDramaComedy

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

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This film is a delightful, heartwarming journey into the unexpected. It feels like a playful, whimsical exploration of childhood wonder colliding with adult realities, brimming with genuine humor and a touch of bittersweet nostalgia. It evokes a sense of innocent joy and the simple magic of seeing the world anew.

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