The BFG (2016) movie poster

The BFG (2016)

"The world is more giant than you can imagine."
ThumbScore
👍 74%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 70%
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Director
Steven Spielberg
Runtime
1h 57m
Rated
PG
Country
India, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.3/10 (3,586 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
74%
Metacritic
66

Cast

Mark Rylance as The BFG · 72% avg
Ruby Barnhill as Sophie
Rebecca Hall as Mary · 67% avg
Jemaine Clement as Fleshlumpeater · 74% avg
Bill Hader as Bloodbottler · 72% avg
Penelope Wilton as The Queen · 75% avg
Marilyn Norry as Matron
Chris Shields as General #1

Is The BFG good?

Most people think so. 74% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 70%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#835 / 1446 · Adventure
Rank in its year
#115 / 295 · 2016
Rank among its director's films
#28 / 35 · Steven Spielberg

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading the human world. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

r/movies
⬆ 10,194💬 2,842 comments
With The BFG being a bomb, do you think if they titled it as "The Big Friendly Giant" as opposed to the abbreviation, would more people see it?
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Top comment: "Yep. Clinging to the name because that was the name of the book is a bit silly and ill-thought out..."
r/movies
⬆ 8,978💬 1,821 comments
'The BFG' Teaser Trailer (Steven Spielberg)
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Top comment: "BFG: Big Fuckin' Guy"
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