The BFG (1990)
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👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
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Cast
David Jason as The BFG (voice)
Amanda Root as Sophie (voice)
Angela Thorne as Elizabeth II (voice)
Ballard Berkeley as Head of the Army (voice)
Michael Knowles as Head of the Air Force
Don Henderson as Bloodbottler / Fleshlumpeater / Sergeant (voice)
Mollie Sugden as Mary (voice)
Frank Thornton as Mr. Tibbs (voice)
Is The BFG good?
It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 176 TMDB ratings.
Overview
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world. Wikipedia ↗
