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Big Fish

2003Movie2 h 5 minPG-13

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IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic588.1
68
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.9Letterboxd4.0/5Metacritic588.1

Summary

Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.

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Neglected GardenRare · in 27 titlesEdward first meets the town of Spectre as an idyllic town covered in soft grass, to the point that everyone, including the Mayor and his young daughter Jenny, is constantly barefoot.Defector from ParadiseRare · in 30 titlesEdward comes across the idyllic town of Spectre, where everyone is friendly, everyone is barefoot (so that they can't leave via the forest), and the culture is in an eternal stasis.All 110 tropes

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