Gigantic

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Gigantic

R

Released Apr 3, 2009

1h 39m

Romance

Comedy

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Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano), a mattress salesman with successful siblings, wants to get more out of life. He makes a decision to adopt a child, and, as he begins the process, strange events begin to occur. First, Brian starts to think he's being stalked. Then the unconventional daughter of one of his customers -- Harriet Happy Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) -- begins hanging around. Brian must prepare for potential fatherhood while dealing with Happy's overbearing father, Al (John Goodman).

Critics Consensus

This overly quirky, incessantly whimsical indie is too self-conscious for its own good.

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Daily Telegraph (UK)

This determinedly nonsensical American indie feels like it was assembled in an off-world quirk factory.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 19, 2009

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

Not quite this year's hip little indie romantic comedy that could, as it clearly aspires to be, but smart-ish and drily funny while overly littered with twitches and tweaks.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 19, 2009

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

It's slyly misogynistic, dramatically inert, and wastes an intriguing boorish cameo from John Goodman.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 19, 2009

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Laura Hiros

Rincón de cine

... Gigantic is comedy of the absurd in its most extreme expression. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Mar 20, 2018

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Occasionally rises above its limitations. The operative word is "occasionally."

Aug 18, 2011

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Sarah Sluis

Film Journal International

Romance and comedy are deftly balanced in an observation of the beautiful but strange

Aug 15, 2011

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steve d

Overly quirky and extremely fun Zooey Deschanel is great and the entire thing keeps you entertained.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Romantic story about the weirdest characters from the weirdest families. Deschanel and Dano do a good job but it is just not that funny nor works that well. It is just too artifficially weird.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Oh , that's the one with the " will you fuck with me now " , why does this not happening with me ?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

I really didn't like it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Worth watching if you are a fan of the actors in the movie.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

For those of you who have a bad back this film will have you in stitches as the actors especially John give a performance that is hilarious. Photography and lighting have given a beautiful natural rendition to the overall movie giving a texture that is rich. Music adds a contemporary richness to the finish of this art piece. Nibbles: Bagel and Cheese.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

Brian Weathersby (Paul Dano), a mattress salesman with successful siblings, wants to get more out of life. He makes a decision to adopt a child, and, as he begins the process, strange events begin to occur. First, Brian starts to think he's being stalked. Then the unconventional daughter of one of his customers -- Harriet Happy Lolly (Zooey Deschanel) -- begins hanging around. Brian must prepare for potential fatherhood while dealing with Happy's overbearing father, Al (John Goodman).

Director: Matt Aselton
Producer: Mindy Goldberg, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter: Matt Aselton, Adam Nagata
Distributor: First Independent Pictures
Production Co: Epoch Films, First Independent Pictures, Killer Films
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.1K
Runtime: 1h 39m