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      Giant

      G Released Nov 24, 1956 3 hr. 21 min. Drama List
      88% 50 Reviews Tomatometer 87% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) shakes things up at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a love interest, the refined Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she clashes with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admiration of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean). Bick and Jett form a tense rivalry that continues to surface as the years pass and fortunes change in this sweeping drama. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 30 Buy Now

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      Giant earns its imposing name with a towering narrative supported by striking cinematography, big ideas, and powerful work from a trio of legendary Hollywood leads.

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      Rob911 B I was surprised that it was so long. It didn't seem so. A captivating, if predictable screenplay, but what acting from Liz Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Watched for the first time in 2023, but released 6 years after I was born and I can relate to how my parents must have appreciated it at the time. Very different, pipped to the Oscars by " Around the World in 80 days", a forgettable film if ever there was one. It is for whom it was made, an appreciative audience, and thus a classic of it's time, and perhaps beyond. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review Jack S Although Giant is certainly of an epic cinematic scale, it's over length sometimes seems as endless as those vast cinematographic vistas of Texas displayed onscreen! There's some challenging ideas in the multi-generational story, but it's unfortunately a long, dull slog along the way. As for the cast, Taylor is superb, Hudson is as good as he's ever been (so-so), but let's face it, Dean's work here just doesn't live up to the promise of his previous bravura efforts. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Sean A Bit of a boring melodrama. This film may have benefited by making James Dean's character more interesting. Why not have him conduct a love affair with Elizabeth Taylor? Meh. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/23 Full Review Anjum K It was a good movie and and did have a feeling of browsing through a good novel!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/10/23 Full Review Stephen C The greatest acting in 03 hours: and 21 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Dave S Other than its outrageously bloated 200-minute running time, Giant is actually a pretty decent movie with some significant star power. Bick and Leslie (Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor) live on a cattle ranch in Texas where everything is running smoothly until Jett (James Dean), a ranch hand, discovers oil on a small patch of land on the property bequeathed to him by Bick's sister. The acting is great, much of the cinematography is spectacular, and the production values are generally top-notch. Where the movie suffers is the fact that there are far too many themes and storylines to care about, making the whole thing feel a bit soap opera-like. Had the movie stuck to one lane (maybe the conflict between Bick and Jett), the whole film would have been much more palatable. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Adam Nayman The Ringer The contrast between Hudson's stolid, genteel acting style and Dean's more electric approach gives Giant the energy it needs to propel its massive, decades-spanning narrative... Mar 27, 2020 Full Review James Powers Hollywood Reporter Including a fine performance from Elizabeth Taylor, great acting from Rock Hudson and a piercing portrayal from James Dean. Giant stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the great ones. Oct 10, 2018 Full Review Guardian Giant, in spite of its length, seldom seems long -- its story is too eventful, its effects too picturesque, and its director too skilful for that even over so long an expanse of time. It may not be a great film but it is certainly an awesome one. Mar 21, 2018 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy This ambitious adaptation of the Edna Ferber novel is often touched by greatness, yet it's ultimately too scattershot to satisfactorily maintain its bloated 200-minute running time. Rated: 3/4 Feb 13, 2023 Full Review John Beaufort Christian Science Monitor Overlong as Giant may be, one cannot but admire the authority and skill with which George Stevens, the coproducer-director, masters the narrative rolling stock in his tremendous train of events... this is film making of a very high order. Aug 16, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan 25YL (25 Years Later) It’s an important step in the completion and appreciation process because you see best what could have been with James Dean and denser material. Jul 3, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Wealthy Texas rancher Bick Benedict (Rock Hudson) shakes things up at home when he returns from a trip to the East Coast with a love interest, the refined Leslie Lynnton (Elizabeth Taylor). Bick and Leslie get married, but she clashes with his sister, Luz (Mercedes McCambridge), and wins the admiration of the ambitious young Jett Rink (James Dean). Bick and Jett form a tense rivalry that continues to surface as the years pass and fortunes change in this sweeping drama.
      Director
      George Stevens
      Screenwriter
      Edna Ferber, Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat
      Distributor
      Warner Bros. Pictures
      Production Co
      Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
      Rating
      G
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 24, 1956, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $183.9K
      Sound Mix
      Mono
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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