Big

Name: Big
Genre: Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Released: 1988-06-03
Duration: 104 min

Have you ever had a really big secret?

19881h 44mcritics 7.2/10

Fantasy Drama Comedy

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard

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98%

“When on-the-ground reality is conveyed with the complexity and fascination it is here, unforgettable documentaries are always the result.”
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 100
“Rachel Boynton’s extraordinary Big Men should come tagged with a warning: The side effects of global capitalism may include dizziness, nausea and seething outrage.”
Scott Foundas, Variety · 100
“This film, a great one, demands a follow-up.”
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice · 100
“Dropping us into a perfect storm of avarice, this cool and incisive snapshot of global capitalism at work is as remarkable for its access as for its refusal to judge.”
Jeannette Catsoulis, The New York Times · 100
“Rachel Boynton’s gripping doc shows you what happens when the greed of oil companies meets the chaos of postcolonial Africa.”
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly · 91

Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.

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