When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Big has generally received very positive reviews.
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Big was released in 1988 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 664 reviews, giving Big (1988) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 81% and users giving an average score of 82%.
With a score of 76%, Big is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1988, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1988 with similar scores include films like Die Hard, Dangerous Liaisons and Thirteen.
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