Big Fish

Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy adventure comedy-drama movie based on the 1998 novel of the same name by Daniel Wallace. The movie was directed by Tim Burton, produced by Richard D. Zanuck.

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Plot
Edward Bloom (played by Albert Finney), a former traveling salesman from the Southern United States with a gift for storytelling, now confined to his deathbed. Bloom's estranged son, a journalist named Will (played by Billy Crudup), attempts to mend their relationship as his dying father relates tall tales of his eventful life as a young adult (played by Ewan McGregor).

Cast
 Ewan McGregor as Edward Bloom (young) 
 Albert Finney as Edward Bloom (senior) 
 Billy Crudup as Will Bloom 
 Jessica Lange as Sandra Bloom (senior)
 Helena Bonham Carter as Jenny (young & senior) / The Witch
 Alison Lohman as Sandra Bloom (young), née Templeton
 Robert Guillaume as Dr. Bennett (senior)
 Marion Cotillard as Joséphine
 Missi Pyle as Mildred
 Matthew McGrory as Karl the Giant
 David Denman as Don Price (age 18–22)
 Loudon Wainwright III as Beamen
 Steve Buscemi as Norther Winslow
 Danny DeVito as Amos Calloway
 Deep Roy as Mr. Soggybottom
 Miley Cyrus as Ruthie (age 8)

Awards
The movie received award nominations in multiple movie categories, including four Golden Globe Award nominations, seven nominations from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), two Saturn Award nominations, and an Academy Award and a Grammy Award nomination for Danny Elfman's original score.

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Category:2003 movies
Category:2003 comedy-drama movies
Category:2003 American fantasy movies
Category:2000s English-language movies
Category:Movies about fish
Category:Movies about giants
Category:Movies about witchcraft
Category:Movies directed by Tim Burton
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