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James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

Family • PG • 1996 • 1 hr 19 min
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6.3
IMDb
6.7

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

Starring

Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Peter Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

Directed By

Henry Selick

Written By

Steve Bloom, Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts

Attributes

SimpleLightWatch With Family

Genre

FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasy

Release Date

April 12, 1996

User Reviews

Maya custins
Maya custins
A good and classic movie love the animation
Connor
Connor
Very unsettling animation, fun watch but very off putting too
Daniel Cotton
Daniel Cotton
Disturbing. Just disturbing. But I loved every second.
Nicholas Gofas
Nicholas Gofas
Never was a fan of the book but this was pretty good
Aidan
Aidan
You can overlook the flaws in this movie thanks to the interesting and unique story carried by wonderful and well-written characters
Martin
Martin
Lovely animation and one of the better Roald Dahl adaptations out there.
Rafael Casanueva
Rafael Casanueva
A Tim Burton classic with amazing animation and a beautiful combination between animation and live-action. A must-watch if you like Tim
Leonel
Leonel
This movie is so weird and I love it. Could be scary for a normal child but I really liked watch it as a kid. This kind of movie are amazing
Chris
Chris
Delightful and dark at the same time. Watch it for the nostalgia or for the fun of it. Either way, I think you'll enjoy it.
Emma 🦋
Emma 🦋
Not one of my favs but rly creative, unique & fun world-building + stop motion animation. Def worth a watch for Selick or Tim Burton fans!

Stats

Ratings
460 (5%)
2,482 (26%)
5,395 (57%)
1,214 (13%)
6.3 – Based on 9.5k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Henry Selick
Henry
Selick
Paul Terry
Paul
Terry
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam
Margolyes
Joanna Lumley
Joanna
Lumley
Peter Postlethwaite
Peter
Postlethwaite
Simon Callow
Simon
Callow
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard
Dreyfuss
Jane Leeves
Jane
Leeves
Susan Sarandon
Susan
Sarandon
David Thewlis
David
Thewlis
Steven Culp
Steven
Culp
Steve Bloom
Steve
Bloom
Karey Kirkpatrick
Karey
Kirkpatrick
Jonathan Roberts
Jonathan
Roberts

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