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PG Released Jul 1, 2016 1h 55m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure TRAILER for The BFG: TV Spot: Enormous Courage List View All /m/the_bfg_2016/videos videos The BFG: TV Spot: Enormous Courage The BFG: TV Spot: Enormous Courage 0:30 The BFG: Trailer 2 The BFG: Trailer 2 2:05 The BFG: Trailer 1 The BFG: Trailer 1 2:22 The BFG: Teaser Trailer 1 The BFG: Teaser Trailer 1 1:50 View more videos
74% Tomatometer 306 Reviews 57% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl's classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times Visually, though, the film can be gorgeous. Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2016 Full Review Michael Koresky Film Comment Magazine When put into self-consciously cinematic form, The BFG becomes too big, too friendly, and too giant, in its rollicking gambols, patronizing slapstick, and certainly in its swelling sentimentality. Sep 6, 2016 Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com The BFG is a delightful fantasy, one all associated with the film should be proud of, the end result an enchanting journey of resilience and imagination the likes of which dreams are born from. Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2016 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Come and meet Steven Spielberg’s dullest lemon and worst dumpster fire. The BFG is a victim of two uneven halves populating a single film. Rated: 1/5 Feb 16, 2024 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies “The BFG” is a delightfully heartwarming movie that may push away those looking to have their senses set ablaze by nonstop action and rampant silliness. But for those looking for an intelligent and engaging experience, “The BFG” more than delivers. Rated: 4/5 Aug 19, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review For any other filmmaker, this film would be a splendid Dahl adaptation. For Spielberg, it's far less than a dream come true. Rated: 2.5/4 Apr 11, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dale R Based on the book by Roald Dahl and directed by Stephen Spielberg, this film is about a 10-year-old girl who is taken away by a giant to Giant Country. Ruby Barnhill plays the girl, named Sophie, and does a good job considering she is in most scenes by herself. Mark Rylance voices the BFG and also does well. The take on the BFG speech was a plot point, but a lot of the times he was confusing to listen to or needed translating from Sophie. The computer graphics are good, though the lighting seemed off in certain parts and the giants look a bit too cartoony for me. This film is targeting younger children and I often gage these movies by how long it takes to get to the first “fart joke”. This film took 35 minutes, which isn’t a great score. This leads me to believe that the writing of the film is not very good. There were a couple scenes that I felt didn’t get across what they were going for. This is not a bad film, and the target audience may enjoy it. Check it out if you are curious. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Ryland C What the hell? Um….. why did they make this film so….. ugly and weird and gross. I don’t know about you, but this doesn’t feel like something Spielberg would make. I’m sorry but I just don’t want to think about this nightmare ever again. Big friendly giant my asshole. More like Big freakish GAG. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/24 Full Review Ethan G I love this movie because it explores the darker themes of Roald Dahl's fantastic novel while still keeping it a child-friendly experience. The cast is great, the direction is top-notch and the visuals (if not entirely convincing at times) are beautiful. 4.5/5 Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/05/24 Full Review BuzzyBeetle216 They got a biology fact wrong. Snozzcumbers have seeds, and therefore they are fruits, not vegetables. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/03/24 Full Review Alec B Despite the legitimately impressive effects work and the perfect casting of Rylance, there's a hollowness to the film that can't be ignored. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/14/23 Full Review Random M Its been a while since i have seen this movie but when I did watch it, it was a good movie and good book. But a weird story line Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter
Melissa Mathison
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Kennedy/Marshall
Rating
PG (Brief Rude Humor|Action/Peril|Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.5M
Runtime
1h 55m
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