The BFG

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The BFG

PG

Released Jul 1, 2016

1h 55m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

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Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.

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Critics Consensus

The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl's classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Visually, though, the film can be gorgeous.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 30, 2016

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Michael Koresky

Film Comment Magazine

When put into self-consciously cinematic form, The BFG becomes too big, too friendly, and too giant, in its rollicking gambols, patronizing slapstick, and certainly in its swelling sentimentality.

Sep 6, 2016

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

The BFG is a delightful fantasy, one all associated with the film should be proud of, the end result an enchanting journey of resilience and imagination the likes of which dreams are born from.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 9, 2016

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JD Duran

InSession Film

The lack of versatility really hindered this film from being anything other than mediocre...

Rated: C

Aug 2, 2024

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Ankit Ojha

Cinema Elite

It looks Big and Friendly, but Steven Spielberg’s newest film isn’t the cinematic Giant it could have been.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Come and meet Steven Spielberg’s dullest lemon and worst dumpster fire. The BFG is a victim of two uneven halves populating a single film.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Enjoyed it a lot more than I expected! Great visuals, nice story, definitely worth watching, I don’t get why all the bad reviews

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Ava V

Amazing movie! Definitely watch with family!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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TROY S

It's close encounters of the large and absurd kind as Spielberg does a good job of adapting this children's classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Pillow R

Was mid. I prefer to watch shrek

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Koko melon P

I got a mini book of this slay

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Dale R

Based on the book by Roald Dahl and directed by Stephen Spielberg, this film is about a 10-year-old girl who is taken away by a giant to Giant Country. Ruby Barnhill plays the girl, named Sophie, and does a good job considering she is in most scenes by herself. Mark Rylance voices the BFG and also does well. The take on the BFG speech was a plot point, but a lot of the times he was confusing to listen to or needed translating from Sophie. The computer graphics are good, though the lighting seemed off in certain parts and the giants look a bit too cartoony for me. This film is targeting younger children and I often gage these movies by how long it takes to get to the first “fart joke”. This film took 35 minutes, which isn’t a great score. This leads me to believe that the writing of the film is not very good. There were a couple scenes that I felt didn’t get across what they were going for. This is not a bad film, and the target audience may enjoy it. Check it out if you are curious.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/07/24

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Synopsis

Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant (Mark Rylance). Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.

Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter: Melissa Mathison
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Kennedy/Marshall
Rating: PG (Brief Rude Humor|Action/Peril|Some Scary Moments)
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $55.5M
Runtime: 1h 55m

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