Fresh
A delightful comedy-fantasy.
Gerald Clarke, TIME Magazine
Big
Have you ever had a really big secret?
1988 · 1h 44m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Penny Marshall
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Penny Marshall brings a logic to the premise that is sustained through most of the movie. And where the other movies snickered at the sexual possibilities in the idea, she faces up to them with both candor and taste.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
This setup isn't exactly what you'd call plausible, but the follow-through is consistent and clever.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Big, which has been directed by Penny Marshall with verve and impeccable judgment, drops a child's innocence into the corporate rat race as if it were a depth charge.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
When Marshall brings Hanks and Perkins together, she discovers a grace and lightness in their relationship that transcends the pinched thematics of the script.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Tribune
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