Should you watch Big?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Big
Film · 1988
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
The sides of Big
- A boy of 13 who wakes up as a grown man
- A giant floor piano in a toy store
- A job testing toys in New York
Big is good for you if…
- you want a warm film that feels safe.
- you like Tom Hanks as a kid lost among adults.
- you like a story about wanting to grow up too fast.
Big is bad for you if…
- you find films from the 1980s dated.
- you need stakes and suspense to stay interested.
About: childhood · growing up · friendship
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