Big

Name: Big
Director: Penny Marshall
Released: 1988-06-03

1988 film by Penny Marshall

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Released: June 3, 1988
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1.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=big.htm
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, December 9, 1988
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1.Stated in Swedish Film Database
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, September 29, 1988
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0094737/releaseinfoRetrieved 2017-04-14
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Director: Penny Marshall
Screenwriter: Gary Ross
, Anne Spielberg
Producer: James L. Brooks
, Robert Greenhut
, Gary Ross
Cast: Tom Hanks
, Elizabeth Perkins
, Robert Loggia
, John Heard
+14 more
Runtime: 104 min
Genre: romantic comedy film
, coming-of-age film
, fantasy film
+1 more
Country of origin: United States

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Big is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Penny Marshall and starring Tom Hanks as Josh Baskin, an adolescent boy whose wish to be "big" transforms him physically into an adult. The film also stars Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, and John Heard, and was written by Gary Ross and Anne Spielberg. It was produced by Gracie Films and distributed by 20th Century Fox.

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Director of photography: Barry Sonnenfeld
Narrative location: New Jersey
New York City
Filming location: New York City
New Jersey
Film editor: Barry Malkin
Title: Big
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Actor(February 15, 1989) statement is subject of: 61st Academy Awards · nominee: Tom Hanks
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay(February 15, 1989) nominee: Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg · statement is subject of: 61st Academy Awards
Costume designer: Judianna Makovsky
Main subject: body swap
Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 6
Significant event: principal photography(since 1987)
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1.Stated in The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion PicturesRetrieved 2019-04-09
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Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience
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1.Stated in Danish Film Database
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CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Review score: 73/100(January 15, 2026) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 20 critic review
98%(January 15, 2026) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 81 critic review
7.9/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Big”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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MPA film rating: PG rating certificate id: 28795
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1.filmratings.com/Search?filmTitle=BigRetrieved 2023-02-11
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Kijkwijzer rating: 12 content descriptor: Fear, Coarse language
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/big/Retrieved 2025-07-05
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