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Simon Birch (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 31
Fresh: 14
Rotten:17
Average Rating: 5.9/10
Consensus: Overly mushy; tries too hard to pull at the heart-strings.
Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Born the size of a human hand, Simon Birch was not predicted to live through the first week of his life. Then the first month. Then the first year. Twelve years later, Simon is still alive, and... Born the size of a human hand, Simon Birch was not predicted to live through the first week of his life. Then the first month. Then the first year. Twelve years later, Simon is still alive, and still incredibly undersized. He constantly reminds his best friend Joe that God has a special plan for him. Meanwhile, Joe spends his time closed off from his mother's new suitors, preoccupied with the knowledge that he has never been told who his real father is. When fate intervenes in the form of a foul ball during a little league game, Joe understands that he will never learn the truth; unless Simon is right about there being a purpose for everything, that is. A hopeful, heartwarming tale that the whole family can enjoy. Based on John Irving's A Prayer For Owen Meany. [More]
Starring: Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, Joseph Mazzello, Ian Michael Smith
Starring: Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, Joseph Mazzello, Ian Michael Smith, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks, Jim Carrey
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Screenwriter: Mark Steven Johnson
Story: John Irving
Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Laurence Mark
Composer: Marc Shaiman
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Release:
May 18, 1999
Reviews for Simon Birch
A rare and wonderful testament to the ardor and resilience of faith. In these times, that is enough to cheer about.
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