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The BFG

The BFG

Adventure · Family · Fantasy · 2016

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

Movie details

The BFG

“The world is more giant than you can imagine.”

2016 Adventure · Family · Fantasy 1h 57m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The BFG?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Written by

Melissa Mathison

Mark Rylance

Mark Rylance

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Ruby Barnhill

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Rebecca Hall

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Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

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Bill Hader

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Penelope Wilton

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Marilyn Norry

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Court is in session

Put The BFG on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.