Name: James and the Giant Peach
Genre: Fantasy, TV Movie, Adventure, Family
Released: 1976-12-28
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Simon Bell, Anna Quayle, Ann Beach, Arthur Hewlett, Andrew Sachs

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Directed by: Paul Stone
Written by: Trevor Preston
Produced by: Anna Home
Music by: Peter Howell

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December 28, 1976 · 45 min · Fantasy, TV Movie, Adventure, Family

Released: December 28, 1976
Runtime: 45 min
Genres: Fantasy, TV Movie, Adventure, Family
Original language: English
Made in: United Kingdom

Tropes

Police Are Useless, Police Are Useless, Because You Were Nice to Me +9

12 of 215 tropes. From TV Tropes.

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Is James and the Giant Peach worth watching?

67

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 67 (IMDb 7.5).

Is James and the Giant Peach okay for kids?

Yes: the viewing guide lists it for kids.

Is James and the Giant Peach good for date night?

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Yes: romance is 6 of 10, and the viewing guide lists it for date night.

What tropes does James and the Giant Peach use?

Police Are UselessPolice Are UselessBecause You Were Nice to MeOffscreen Moment of AwesomeStep ServantOde to FoodInsane Troll LogicHurricane of EuphemismsChildren Do the HouseworkA Truce While We GawkHook HumiliationSuddenly Shoutingand 203 more

TV Tropes lists 215 tropes for it, including Police Are Useless, Police Are Useless, and Because You Were Nice to Me.

James and the Giant Peach

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