Big Fish

2003 • 2h 5m •

Adventure Fantasy Drama

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.7/10

7,934 reviews

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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.

"An adventure as big as life itself."

Top Billed Cast

Ewan McGregor

Ed Bloom (young)

Albert Finney

Ed Bloom (senior)

Billy Crudup

Will Bloom

Jessica Lange

Sandra Bloom (senior)

Helena Bonham Carter

Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch

Alison Lohman

Sandra Bloom (young)

Robert Guillaume

Dr. Bennett (senior)

Marion Cotillard

Josephine

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J JPV852 Verified TMDB Critic

2021-05-14

First time seeing this since probably 2003 in theaters and it's absolutely heartfelt and charming, probably one of Tim Burton's best films, or at least one of my personal favorites of his. Great performances all around but especially Ewan McGregor and Albert Finney. Really well done. **4.5/5**...

C CinemaSerf Verified TMDB Critic

2025-05-30

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 beli...