Plot
A girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kindhearted soul who is considered an outcast by the other giants because, unlike them, he refuses to eat children.
Release Year: 2016
Rating: 7.1/10 (3,288 voted)
Critic's Score: 66/100
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton
Storyline
Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. 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.
Writers: Melissa Mathison, Roald Dahl
Cast: Mark Rylance -
BFG
Ruby Barnhill -
Sophie
Penelope Wilton -
The Queen
Jemaine Clement -
Fleshlumpeater
Rebecca Hall -
Mary
Rafe Spall -
Mr. Tibbs
Bill Hader -
Bloodbottler
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson -
Maidmasher /
Cook
(as Olafur Darri Olafsson)
Adam Godley -
Manhugger /
Lout #1
Michael Adamthwaite -
Butcher Boy /
Danish Driver
(as Michael David Adamthwaite)
Daniel Bacon -
Bonecruncher /
Lout #2
Jonathan Holmes -
Childchewer /
Pub Landlord
Chris Gibbs -
Gizzardgulper /
Late Night Walker
Paul Moniz de Sa -
Meatdripper /
Lout #3
Marilyn Norry -
Matron
Taglines:
The world is more giant than you can imagine.
Filming Locations: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Box Office Details
Budget: $140,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $19,584,969
(USA)
(1 July 2016)
Gross: $19,584,969
(USA)(1 July 2016)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Due to several production companies and resulting territorial ownerships, one of Steven Spielberg's first movies to be distributed by independent companies in some major territories. See more »
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User Review
Author:
Rating: 6/10
Director Steven Spielberg once again proves that he can take a child
actor/actress and pull a very good performance out of them, as we seen
with E.t., Hook and artificial intelligence. Although this film does
not contain the emotional punch that it may be trying to deliver nor
contain a very dramatic, and dark scene like the films I listed
previously, this is still a very sweet, funny, charismatic, and
wickedly clever film. The motion capture performance by Mark Rylance is
visually stunning and very heartfelt as well is Ruby Barnhill's
character Sophie. This film will make a deep impact in the young minds
of children, it's very harmless and sometimes a little to silly towards
the final climax of our two protagonist's journey, but if you love the
original children's novel by Raul Dahl, you will surely appreciate this
film. I had a very fun time with this movie, it could very much fit in
with being one of the best children book to movie adaptations we seen
in a while. The cast are very vibrant, and cheerful as is the overall
story, the more we explore the wonders of this world and the deeper
meaning behind it's story, the more I can imagine children around the
world pulling up the original novel and also being swept away to
magical worlds beyond our reach. This is a good intentioned, well acted
adventure. It's not one of Spielberg's greatest but it's a great family
adventure that's sure enough to receive critical acclaim and grown
popularity by the end of the year.
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