- Release Date: 1988
- Runtime: 104 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
- Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard ... see all
- Director: Penny Marshall
- Plot: When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight.
User Reviews
Baskin review
Dec 20, 2008
robotnickthedan - yahoo.com
Dec 20, 2008robotnickthedan - yahoo.com
This movie is great movie about how you want to be when your growing up and what you might miss doing as a kid. I like the story where Josh wishes he was big and then the next day he is.... Full review
OK
Oct 31, 2008
bailez121 - yahoo.com
Oct 31, 2008bailez121 - yahoo.com
I like the story but it was a little boring. I just kind of dazed off in the middle, I wanted to walk away. but other wise the acting was good and thats pretty much it.... Full review
Fun Movie!
Jul 07, 2008
zosyd - yahoo.com
Jul 07, 2008zosyd - yahoo.com
This is one of my all time favorite movies along with "You've Got Mail" which also stars Tom Hanks... It's a great movie to watch again and again.... Full review
"Big" With A "B"
May 24, 2008
moovcritic_keith - yahoo.com
May 24, 2008moovcritic_keith - yahoo.com
If an assortment of objectionable content had been cut I would have given the this movie an "A." In my opinion, they took a superb comedy and trashed it with cussing and sex. Definately funny at times, but not as "cute... Full review
WOW! Pretty good!
Apr 19, 2008
annasticker484 - yahoo.com
Apr 19, 2008annasticker484 - yahoo.com
It was pretty good! I GUESS you would like it idk if people really watch it anymore. Its ok! IDK its just ok its ok its ok its ok itsok!... Full review
tom hamks in BIG
Dec 05, 2007
sportslover0 - yahoo.com
Dec 05, 2007sportslover0 - yahoo.com
ok im not going 2 waste any time i think tom did a really good job in the movie it was really funny when he wakes up 1 day and he s 30 lol... Full review
good story
Oct 30, 2007
travis_juke - yahoo.com
Oct 30, 2007travis_juke - yahoo.com
Liked this story-line, but some of it wouldn't have been true, because some kids that would be in that situation would have acted a tad bit different than how Tom Hank's character would have acted. This was decent though, and worth... Full review
An oldie but a timeless goodie
Sep 22, 2007
saperkin - yahoo.com
Sep 22, 2007saperkin - yahoo.com
This is a great all-ages story of a boy who wishes he were a grown-up, and what happens when he gets his wish. This is a sweet, funny classic.... Full review
Very Big to me
Aug 19, 2007
crystalaurora - yahoo.com
Aug 19, 2007crystalaurora - yahoo.com
I grew up watching this film, and like so many other children my dream was to go to fao schwartz in ny and play with the piano. This movie was the very adorable, and I can still remember being six and... Full review
"BIG" hit, it is my 90's movie taste.
Jul 22, 2007
javi387 - yahoo.com
Jul 22, 2007javi387 - yahoo.com
Even though i didn't put a perfect visuals for this movie because the time was made, i decided to give it the maximum score. Why? i think this movie was a "BIG" hit at least for my 90's movie taste, it... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Jul 20, 2009James Berardinelli's Reviews
The film is funny, sweet, and even a little edgy.....Big was a pleasure to watch in....There are also some surprisingly effective dramatic moments.....Big is a nearly perfect time capsule.....Although the desire of director Penny Marshall and her production team was to establish a sense of contemporary authenticity, she inadvertently created an evocative period piece..... ... Full Review
| May 29, 2009Bigpicturebigsound.com, NY
the movie is good and that Penny Marshall directed it.....However, the "Carnival Party Newswrap" is just a completely bizarre one-and-a-half-minute clip, which is actually just a promo reel from the film's original launch party.....First of all, it's actually a good movie.....However, Hanks is really funny and charming here.....Despite the disappointing Blu-ray, this flick is still worthy of a spot in your collection..... ... Full Review
| Mar 18, 2009associatedcontent.com
Classic 80s Movie Review:.... ... Full Review
| Mar 11, 2009associatedcontent.com
One of the All Time 80's Classic Movies was Big....I liked this movie very much....One of my all-time favorite classic movies from the 80's is " Big .....And, anyone who has been the movie will know the most memorable scene is....Jared Rushton was Josh's best friend Billy along with Jon Lovitz , another co-worker, Scotty Brennen..... ... Full Review
| Feb 26, 2009associatedcontent.com
I commend her performance.....Tom Hanks is actually really believable as being a kid in a man's body.....The reactions of the other characters to Josh (Hanks' character) are also really well-done and pretty believable.....I consider myself an expert and as such can say with certainty than Mr. Hanks did a fabulous job.....I think Elizabeth Perkins did a fine job as the woman dealing with the child-like man.... ... Full Review
News
Finding his forte
dispatch.com –
2009-10-22
Calmly seated at the grand piano onstage at Lincoln Center in New York, Aaron Diehl awaited his cue. A clip from the 1988 film Big -- the scene in which the Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia characters cavort atop an... ... Full Article
MOVIE NEWS AND REVIEWS
cleveland.com –
2009-08-09
DO THE TIME WARP "Hi honey, sorry I've been away so long. I went for a six-pack and, whoosh! I got zapped back to third grade!" ... Full Article
Emmy nominations
buffalonews.com –
2009-07-17
Nominees in major categories for the 61st annual Primetime Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts&Sciences. Drama Series: "Big Love," HBO; "Breaking Bad," AMC; "Damages," FX Networks; "Dexter," Showtime; "House," Fox; "Lost," ABC; "Mad Men," AMC. ... Full Article
Emmy nominations
mydesert.com –
2009-07-17
DRAMA SERIES: "Big Love," HBO; "Breaking Bad," AMC; "Damages," FX Networks; "Dexter," Showtime; "House," Fox; "Lost," ABC; "Mad Men," AMC. COMEDY SERIES: "Entourage," HBO; "Family Guy," Fox; "Flight of the Conchords," HBO; "How I Met Your Mother," CBS; "The Office,"... ... Full Article
Sensory Room Helps
myfoxtwincities.com –
2009-05-30
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - In this room, unlike anywhere else in his life, Eric Kercado, who is profoundly deaf and has limited vision, is in control. ... Full Article
Rarely has a television show been more badly misnamed than Britain's Got Talent. The producers might like to pretend the programme is inspired by the quest for entertainment gold. ... Full Article

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