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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
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- A Prayer for Owen Meany
- Director
- Mark Steven Johnson
- Screenwriter
- Mark Steven Johnson
- Cast member
- Beatrice Winde
- Composer
- Marc Shaiman
- Producer
- Laurence Mark
- Production company
- Hollywood Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Aaron Schneider
- Narrative location
- Maine
- Filming location
- Nova Scotia
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 301741
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1998-09-11
- title
- Simon Birch
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- John Irving
- review score
- 39/100
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