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Gigantic

Play trailer Poster for Gigantic R Released Apr 3, 2009 1h 39m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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).
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Kelly Vance East Bay Express Occasionally rises above its limitations. The operative word is "occasionally." Aug 18, 2011 Full Review Sarah Sluis Film Journal International Romance and comedy are deftly balanced in an observation of the beautiful but strange Aug 15, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member I really didn't like it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Matt Aselton

Director

Paul Dano

Brian

Zooey Deschanel

Harriet

John Goodman

Al Lolly

Ed Asner

Mr. Weathersby

Jane Alexander

Mrs. Weathersby

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Movie Info

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