Big Fish

"An adventure as big as life itself."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.0/10

476,443 votes

76/100

Fresh

58/100

Metascore

7.8/10

7,680 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$70.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$123.2M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$66,809,693

United States

Profit

+$53.2M

ROI: +76%

Budget Recovery176% of budget

$0|Budget: $70.0M|Revenue: $123.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

110.9K

Daily Avg

1.8K

7-Day Trend

+6%

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Based On

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions

written work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Alabama

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

AlabamaParis

Time Period

1980s

Themes & Subjects

#koreanwar

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Philippe Rousselot

Film Editing

Chris Lebenzon

Music / Score

Danny Elfman

Costume Design

Colleen Atwood

Production Design

Dennis Gassner

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Distributors

NetflixInterCom

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Big Fish

Available in 102 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Crave, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	VI movies and tv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United KingdomPG

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

Belgium9

+16 more countries

Production

Director

Tim Burton

Writers

John August, Daniel Wallace

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesThe Zanuck CompanyJinks/Cohen CompanyTim Burton Productions

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

Matthew McGrory

Karl the Giant

David Denman

Don Price (age 18-22)

Missi Pyle

Mildred

Loudon Wainwright III

Beamen

Tags & Keywords

witchfishlove of one's lifeparent child relationshipcircusfishingleechstory tellerfairmermaidapoplectic strokecancerrelationshipgentle giantmagic realism

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