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The BFG

Play trailer 0:30 Poster for The BFG PG 2016 1h 55m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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74% Tomatometer 308 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.
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Critics Consensus

The BFG minimizes the darker elements of Roald Dahl's classic in favor of a resolutely good-natured, visually stunning, and largely successful family-friendly adventure.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times 12/30/2016
3/5
Visually, though, the film can be gorgeous. Go to Full Review Michael Koresky Film Comment Magazine 09/06/2016
When put into self-consciously cinematic form, The BFG becomes too big, too friendly, and too giant, in its rollicking gambols, patronizing slapstick, and certainly in its swelling sentimentality. Go to Full Review Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/09/2016
3/4
The BFG is a delightful fantasy, one all associated with the film should be proud of, the end result an enchanting journey of resilience and imagination the likes of which dreams are born from. Go to Full Review JD Duran InSession Film 08/02/2024
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The lack of versatility really hindered this film from being anything other than mediocre... Go to Full Review Ankit Ojha Cinema Elite 07/25/2024
2/5
It looks Big and Friendly, but Steven Spielberg’s newest film isn’t the cinematic Giant it could have been. Go to Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson 02/16/2024
1/5
Come and meet Steven Spielberg’s dullest lemon and worst dumpster fire. The BFG is a victim of two uneven halves populating a single film. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tyler G @tylergross121 Nov 2 Unique, bizarre, and mostly plain boring. I can only take so much trogglehoppin' jibberish beofre I start to tune out. The pacing is way off in scenes. Skip this one. See more Will J @willjohnston216 Aug 5 While the move is worth a watch, the BFG comes across as more of a drunk farmer than a big friendly giant. And Sophie seems more like a hot-headed karen. See more Eye C @ECinc Jul 27 It’s a well done movie but slow and at a time boring, not the finest of Spielberg for sure. See more Nutsa M @WillJohnston Jul 11 It was a fun watch, and I really liked the visuals. But I found the the BFG came across as more of a drunk farmer other than the gentle and kind soul he is in the book. And I liked the way the other giants were given a more comedic role. I understand their fear of water, because I'm a geek with greek mythology. See more Emmitt T @RT47914322 06/02/2025 Very, very mid. 5.8/10 See more Stephen C @bob25009 05/16/2025 What the **** were you all thinking?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Steven Spielberg

Director

Mark Rylance

The BFG

Ruby Barnhill

Sophie

Penelope Wilton

The Queen

Jemaine Clement

Fleshlumpeater

Rebecca Hall

Mary

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The BFG (2016) (L-R) Ruby Barnhill as Sophie and Mark Rylance as The BFG in "The BFG." Mark Rylance as The BFG in "The BFG." Mark Rylance as The BFG in "The BFG." Ruby Barnhill as Sophie in "The BFG." Ruby Barnhill as Sophie in "The BFG." View more photos

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Synopsis Ten-year-old Sophie is in for the adventure of a lifetime when she meets the Big Friendly Giant. Naturally scared at first, the young girl soon realizes that the 24-foot behemoth is actually quite gentle and charming. As their friendship grows, Sophie's presence attracts the unwanted attention of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumpeater and other giants. After traveling to London, Sophie and the BFG must convince Queen Victoria to help them get rid of all the bad giants once and for all.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Frank Marshall, Sam Mercer
Screenwriter
Melissa Mathison
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Kennedy/Marshall
Rating
PG (Brief Rude Humor|Action/Peril|Some Scary Moments)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 1, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.5M
Runtime
1h 55m