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Movies like Big Fish

Not everyone loves Big Fish for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Big Fish

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a son trying to know his father through his tall tales.

  2. You like stories that are bigger than life.

  3. You like Tim Burton's storybook images, with a circus, a witch and a perfect little town.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Click2006

    • a son trying to know his father through his tall tales

    Good for you if you like a workaholic dad with a remote that skips past his own family.

  • Edward Scissorhands1990

    • Tim Burton's storybook images, with a circus, a witch and a perfect little town

    Good for you if you like a castle above a candy-coloured town.

  • The Haunting of Hill House2018

    • a son trying to know his father through his tall tales

    Good for you if you like a horror story that is really about brothers and sisters.

  • The Boy and the Heron2023

    • a son trying to know his father through his tall tales
    • stories that are bigger than life

    Good for you if you like a world of parakeets, pelicans and a stone tower.

  • Coco2017

    • Tim Burton's storybook images, with a circus, a witch and a perfect little town

    Good for you if you want a world glowing with orange flowers and colour.

  • How to Train Your Dragon2010

    • stories that are bigger than life

    Good for you if you like flying scenes that lift you off your seat.

Reasons taken from Big Fish's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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