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Simon Birch
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6.8Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, 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 with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Released: 1998-09-11114 minDir: Mark Steven JohnsonComedy, Drama, FamilyBudget: $20.0MBox office: $18.3M
Cast
- Ian Michael Smith as Simon Birch
- Joseph Mazzello as Joe Wenteworth
- Ashley Judd as Rebecca Wenteworth
- Oliver Platt as Ben Goodrich
- David Strathairn as Reverend Russell
- Dana Ivey as Grandmother Wenteworth
Themes
- based on novel or book
- church
- school bus
- illegitimate son
- dwarfism
- death of best friend
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
22,472 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
39/100
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 301741
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- publication date
- 1998-09-11
- title
- Simon Birch
- review score
- 39/100
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1990s buddy comedy-drama films1990s coming-of-age comedy-drama films1998 American films1998 comedy-drama films1998 directorial debut films1998 English-language films1998 filmsAmerican buddy comedy-drama filmsAmerican coming-of-age comedy-drama filmsCaravan Pictures filmsEnglish-language buddy comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms about disability in the United StatesFilms about mother–son relationshipsFilms based on works by John IrvingFilms directed by Mark Steven JohnsonFilms produced by Laurence MarkFilms produced by Roger BirnbaumFilms scored by Marc ShaimanFilms set in 1964Films set in the 1960sFilms shot in Nova ScotiaFilms shot in TorontoFilms with screenplays by Mark Steven Johnson