Rent Simon Birch (1999)
3.3 of 5 from 55 ratings
1h 49min
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- Synopsis:
- Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big. He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble. Meanwhile, Simon's loyal best friend Joe (Joseph Mazzello) is searching for the identity of his father, a secret his beautiful mother (Ashley Judd) has guarded Joe s entire life. As these two share the hilarious... and sometimes tragic… ups and downs that will forever bind them together, discover for yourself the undeniable charms of this uplifting and inspirational motion picture.
- Actors:
- Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Beatrice Winde, Jan Hooks, Cecilley Carroll, Sumela Kay, Sam Morton, Jim Carrey, John Mazzello, Holly Dennison, Peter MacNeill
- Directors:
- Mark Steven Johnson
- Writers:
- Mark Steven Johnson, John Irving
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Comedy
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Reviews (2) of Simon Birch
Goodbye Owen, hello Simon. - Simon Birch review by Kurtz
Aaagh! Writer/ director Mark Stephen Johnson tackles one of my favourite books and rips out its dark, sprawling heart in order to make undemanding Sunday afternoon fare with schmaltz overload. The whole point about John Irving’s “A Prayer for Owen Meany” is that it’s an unsentimental yet affecting chronicle of the tiny disabled hero’s life. In the film he’s elevated to a junior Jesus character (actually playing the holy infant in the school nativity play) who occasionally reminds the other rather mystified characters that God has a plan for him. The nativity play (amusing) and the fateful climax (lame) are all inventions of Johnson’s and Irving was apparently so horrified at what had been done to his book that he demanded that the main character’s name be changed and that the opening credits state that the film is “Suggested by” the book and not “Based on.. Still, it looks very nice in a “Stand by Me” kind of a way, the kid actors are good and isn’t it gratifying to see actors like Platt, Judd and Jim Carrey getting well paid for undemanding work?
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Never Read The Book - Simon Birch review by Titch
I really enjoyed this movie but,I've Never read the book this movie was based on. My Partner Had read the book and hated it .
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