The world is more giant than you can imagine.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader |
Director |
Steven Spielberg |
Screenplay | Melissa Mathison, Roald Dahl |
Music | John Williams |
Cinematography | Janusz Kaminski |
Editing | Michael Kahn |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2016 |
Produced by | Amblin Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, DreamWorks SKG, Reliance Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company |
Official Site | IMDB page | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Genre | Family |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | None |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for action/peril, some scary moments and brief rude humor |
Runtime | 117 |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
Suggested age limit 7 + |
Positive messages |
Positive role models |
Violence |
Sex |
Language |
Consumerism |
Drinking, drugs, smoking |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith It's Big, Family-friendly Gloriumptious. | 15 | |
Die Burger Laetitia Pople Vriendskap maak donsies van jou hart. | 20 | |
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Dreams come true with Big Friendly Giant. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 35 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 106 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl&rquot;s classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure. | 15 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 14 | |
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Sweet Dahl book adaptation has big heart, big scares. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 958 Netizens Spielberg + Dahl + Disney = Magic | 15 | |
Average .. 72% | 14 |