The BFG

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Movie Info

Roald Dahl's beloved book about a little girl who recruits a friendly giant and the Queen of England to defeat a hungry race of man-eating giants comes to the screen in this DreamWorks production. Steven Spielberg directs from a screenplay by Melissa Mathison (The Black Stallion, E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial), with Frank Marshall producing.

Rating:

G
Genre:

Animation, Kids & Family
Directed By:

Brian Cosgrove
Written By:

John Hambley
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 25, 2006
Runtime:

88 minutes
Studio:

A & E

Cast

David Jason
as The BFG

Amanda Root
as Sophie

Angela Thorne

Ballard Berkeley

Michael Knowles

Don Henderson

Mollie Sugden

Jimmy Hibbert

Frank Thornton

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Critic Reviews for The BFG

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A giant tale of imagination with a dark side.

October 14, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Heather Boerner
Common Sense Media
The movie is slight and unimpressive, decent enough to charm young viewers, but too rough in spots to wow the way the better Dahl-based films have.

August 8, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

David Cornelius
DVDTalk.com

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Audience Reviews for The BFG

Jan 03, 2010

Used to watch this all the time when I was younger

Amanda O Super Reviewer
Apr 27, 2008

I'll watch it again soon.

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