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The Iron Giant

PG Released Aug 4, 1999 1h 26m Kids & Family Adventure Fantasy Action Animation TRAILER for The Iron Giant: Trailer 1 List The Iron Giant: Trailer 1 The Iron Giant: Trailer 1 1:00 Top 5 Freshest Giant Movie Robots Top 5 Freshest Giant Movie Robots 2:07 View more videos
96% Tomatometer 143 Reviews 90% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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The endearing Iron Giant tackles ambitious topics and complex human relationships with a steady hand and beautifully animated direction from Brad Bird.

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Adam Nayman The Ringer The Iron Giant captures and crystallizes its source material's anxious, humane spirit. It might be the most empathetic and exhilarating mainstream American animated feature ever made. Jun 18, 2018 Full Review Kate Muir Times (UK) Tender, moving and exciting for kids (and their secretly tearful parents). Rated: 4/5 Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Watching this again 17 years after its original release, I savoured again the resemblances to Spielberg, Wilde and Brian Forbes's Whistle Down the Wind. Rated: 4/5 Feb 11, 2016 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Brad Bird’s cartoon fable in science fiction clothing and fairy tale trappings is a delightful throwback to the classic era of hand-drawn animated movies and delivers the most amazing little boy wish fulfillment fantasies. Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) The characters are far more complex than most animated fare. Rated: 4.5/5 May 19, 2022 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Fuses Cold War paranoia with a science-fiction/horror B-movie template to create an entertaining, action-filled, and clearly disclosed parable. Rated: 8/10 Sep 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Matthew Cotton I 100% LOVED IT!!! A total Classic that came out the year I was born in 1999 & very a Peaceful Heartwarming feeling & to show how there is a Hero inside us! & we’ll always show how anyone can make a difference! Such a Beautiful Movie!!! ☑️✅⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟💫✨ I’d give it a 10 / 10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/02/24 Full Review Elliot E A classic, my first time seeing it on the big screen & it was AMAZING. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/15/23 Full Review Facebook U a pure classic . only thing is that guns don't kill people ,people kill . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/11/21 Full Review Sereon We are who we choose to be Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/09/21 Full Review Lars N You would have to be a hardcore cynic if this doesn't move you in any way. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/25/24 Full Review Axel Z One of the best animation movies of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/22/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine.
Director
Brad Bird
Producer
Des McAnuff, Allison Abbate
Screenwriter
Ted Hughes, Brad Bird, Tim McCanlies
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Warner Bros. Animation
Rating
PG (Mild Language|Fantasy Action)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 4, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 3, 2008
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Surround
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