Parent reviews for Big Fish (2024)

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Dove Review

Big Fish is suitable for audiences aged 8 and upwards.

PG-13

Big Fish / MPAA rating

This one is worth it. This picture boasts a story about a yarn-spinning Southern father (Albert Finney) and a sober-sided son (Billy Crudup) that gives it ballast and staying power beyond anything in previous, precious Burton fables like "Edward Scissorhands" or "Ed Wood."

The whole story of a man's life is something large, but this movie managed to be entertaining and comical telling a story by dividing it into many stages so well told it feels like it's a little fairy tale, so many aspects and many temporal lines in 2 hours that feels like just a single hour.

Overall comments and recommendations

Due to the level of scariness, this movie is not recommended for young children under 8. Children aged 8-12 would need some parental guidance to view this movie. Children over 13 should be okay to see this film with or without parental guidance.

“Big Fish is an amazing musical,” said senior Bridget Bichler, who plays Jenny Hill. “It follows Edward [Bloom] through his story of his childhood and the things he went through.” Throughout the musical, Edward tells his son, Will, a number of tall tales.

Big Fish [2003] [PG-13] - 4.4. 3 | Parents' Guide & Review | Kids-In-Mind.com. SEX/NUDITY 4 - A man and a woman kiss in a few scenes, and a man and a woman lie in bed together talking (he's bare-chested). A woman climbs into a bathtub with a man, she lies on top of him, and they hug (they are both dressed).

Big Fish is a hopeful film, but it's a somber film, too. It's a movie about the lies we tell ourselves to keep going and the anger we feel at being lied to. It's a movie about how the stories we tell become the parts of our lives that transmit the most amount of meaning. It's a movie about reconciliation.

Proving how early into her career the role arrived, she was still credited under her birth name, Destiny Cyrus, in the Ewan McGregor-starring fantasy movie. At the time of filming Big Fish, Cyrus was only 10 years old, with her very next acting credit being for Hannah Montana in 2006.

Is Big Fish a kids film? ›

Parents need to know that this movie has brief nudity, mild language, and fantasy peril. Sensitive kids may be upset by the death of a parent.

Now FISH is like GUMP in many ways: it takes place mostly in the South, has an extremely episodic, nearly picaresque structure, a top-notch oldies soundtrack, and a never-say-die optimist (Finney as an old man, Ewan McGregor as his younger self) for a protagonist.

Aside from Will and Edward's story, the relationship between Edward and his wife, Sandra (Jessica Lange), is a strong emotional arc. As we watch Edward's life fade, Burton and screenwriter John August pull on our heartstrings.

The film received award nominations in multiple film categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, two Saturn Award nominations, and an Oscar and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score.

Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportion is a 1998 autobiographical novel by Daniel Wallace (born 1959).

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SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical is recommended for children five years and older. Children under the age of four are not permitted in the theatre.

The show is suitable for children ages 10 and above as it covers a range of topics in an age-appropriate way.

Recommended age for children is 8 and up. No children under 5 admitted.