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Big Fish
2003
· Movie
· 125 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #808
- IMDb #412
- Google retired #708
- Rotten Tomatoes #1344
- Metacritic #1704
- Letterboxd #687
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2310
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #599
- Metacritic Critics #2600
- Metacritic Audience #393
- Criticker #762
- Douban #122
- Kinopoisk #331
- AlloCiné #188
- Trakt #440
Every rating
58–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 58, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 67, everyone else 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A frustrated son tries to reconnect with his aging father, a storyteller known for his wild, exaggerated tales of his youth. The son attempts to separate fact from fiction in his father's fantastical stories, hoping to understand the real man before he passes away.
Details
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Writer
- John August
- Based on
- Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
- Released
- 10 December 2003
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Cantonese
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $70.0M
- Box office
- $123.2M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 28 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →0 wins from 28 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2003 | Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Direction | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Adapted Screenplay | John August | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Makeup and Hair | Jean Ann Black and Paul LeBlanc | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Visual Effects | Kevin Scott Mack, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2003 | Best Film | Nominee |
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BAFTA Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | John August | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Makeup and Hair | Jean Ann Black and Paul LeBlanc | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | Dennis Gassner | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Kevin Scott Mack, Seth Maury, Lindsay MacGowan, Paddy Eason | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations
| Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Original Song | Pearl Jam For " Man of the Hour " | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score for a Motion Picture | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
5 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | John August | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Philippe Rousselot | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
5 nominations
| Best Composer | Danny Elfman | Nominee |
| Best Director | Tim Burton | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Nominee | |
| Best Song | Eddie Vedder | Nominee |
| Best Writer | John August | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
| Best Fantasy Film | Nominee |
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Albert Finney | Nominee |
Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film, Not in the Spanish Language | Tim Burton | Nominee |
Casting Society of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Casting for Feature Film, Drama | Denise Chamian | Nominee |