The BFG: Big Friendly Giant

The world is more giant than you can imagine.


The BFG: Big Friendly Giant
Based on the famous childrens’ book by Roald Dahl, this tells the story of a young girl and the Giant who introduces her to the wonders and perils of Giant Country. Upon her arrival in Giant Country, a precocious 10-year-old girl from London, is initially frightened of the mysterious giant who has brought her to his cave, but soon comes to realize that the BFG is actually quite gentle and charming, and, having never met a giant before, has many questions. Having both been on their own in the world up until now, their affection for one another quickly grows, but her presence in Giant Country has attracted the unwanted attention of the other giants, who have become increasingly more bothersome. So they depart for London to see the Queen and warn her of the precarious giant situation, but they must first convince the Queen that giants do indeed exist. Together, they come up with a plan to get rid of the giants once and for all. This film is releasing in 2D and 3D, this is the 2D version.

116 minutes.
Parental Guidance.
Adventure, Family, Fantasy.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Rafe Spall, Bill Hader
Director
Steven Spielberg
ScreenplayMelissa Mathison, Roald Dahl
MusicJohn Williams
CinematographyJanusz Kaminski
EditingMichael Kahn
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byAmblin Entertainment, Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, DreamWorks SKG, Reliance Entertainment, The Kennedy/Marshall Company

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreFamily
LanguageNone
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG for action/peril, some scary moments and brief rude humor
Runtime117
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.


CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
7 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
4
Violence
3
Sex
0
Language
1
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
1

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Theresa Smith quote iconIt's Big, Family-friendly Gloriumptious.
15
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconVriendskap maak donsies van jou hart.
20
Cape Times
Todd McCarthy quote iconDreams come true with Big Friendly Giant.
10
Metacritic.com
35 critics
13
Rottentomatoes critics
106 critics
13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconThe BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl&rquot;s classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure.
15
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
14
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconSweet Dahl book adaptation has big heart, big scares.
15

What the People say

Internet
958 Netizens quote iconSpielberg + Dahl + Disney = Magic
15

Average .. 72%

14

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