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      Simon Birch

      PG Released Sep 11, 1998 1 hr. 53 min. Comedy Drama List
      44% 32 Reviews Tomatometer 77% 50,000+ Ratings Audience Score Simon Birch (Ian Michael Smith) and Joe Wenteworth (Joseph Mazzello) are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca (Ashley Judd), is keeping her lips sealed, no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend (David Strathairn) with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 10 Buy Now

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      Overly mushy; tries too hard to pull at the heart-strings.

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      isla s This is very much a family film, one with a fair dosage of sentimentality, cheese and cliche. This isn't always a bad thing and there is something somehow comforting about it, even though you can guess most of what happens. Its an easy, light watch and it won't likely offend or upset people, which is a good thing I guess. It's not exactly memorable or particularly good but its a fairly decent watch - I wouldn't outright recommend it as such but there are certainly worse films out there, so, I'll leave it up to you whether you should bother to see it or not. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Seriously, F the so-called “critics”. This movie is wonderful. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/11/21 Full Review Audience Member This movie is moving AF. Sick of these depressed reviewers who think that movies have to be pretentious to be noteworthy. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review steve d Melodramatic mess that doesn't forget to laugh at groping. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this movie always have. Critics of course don't but if re released in today's climate I think it would be a hit. Kind, caring, sad, happy common words can express feelings in movies without trying so hard to sound intelligent. Movies can be simple and beautiful. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member a wonderful great film not for kids but a great coming of age movie that tales a great story of friend ship Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Globe and Mail Rated: 1/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review USA Today Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Simon Birch is an unabashedly sentimental tearjerker. Either you stand back and resist it, or you plunge in. There was something about its innocence and spunk that got to me, and I caved in. Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Leonard Schwarz Palo Alto Weekly Rated: 1.5/4 May 20, 2003 Full Review John R. McEwen Film Quips Online Rated: 4/5 Feb 8, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Simon Birch (Ian Michael Smith) and Joe Wenteworth (Joseph Mazzello) are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca (Ashley Judd), is keeping her lips sealed, no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend (David Strathairn) with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
      Director
      Mark Steven Johnson
      Executive Producer
      John Baldecchi
      Screenwriter
      Mark Steven Johnson, John Irving
      Distributor
      Buena Vista Pictures
      Production Co
      Hollywood Pictures
      Rating
      PG
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Sep 11, 1998, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $18.3M
      Sound Mix
      Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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