---
title: 'Big Fish (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Burton'
released: '2003-12-04'
runtime_minutes: 120
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-fish-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319061/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Big Fish (2003)

2003 · 120 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Big Fish is a 2003 American fantasy drama film directed by Tim Burton. It is based on the 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace. The film stars Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Alison Lohman, Robert Guillaume, Marion Cotillard, Steve Buscemi, and Danny DeVito. It tells the story of a frustrated son who tries to distinguish fact from fiction in the life of his father, a teller of tall tales.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-wallace), [Dan Jinks](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-jinks), [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [John August](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-august)
- **Director:** [Tim Burton](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-burton)
- **Producer:** [Richard D. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-d-zanuck), [Bruce Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-cohen), [Dan Jinks](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-jinks)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-elfman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Philippe Rousselot](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-rousselot)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon)

## Cast

- [Robert Guillaume](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-guillaume)
- [Alison Lohman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-lohman)
- [Billy Crudup](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crudup)
- [David Denman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-denman)
- [Miley Cyrus](https://cinepixo.com/people/miley-cyrus)
- [Ewan McGregor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ewan-mcgregor)
- [Matthew McGrory](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcgrory)
- [Albert Finney](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-finney)
- [Danny DeVito](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-devito)
- [Marion Cotillard](https://cinepixo.com/people/marion-cotillard)
- [R. Keith Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-keith-harris)
- [Deep Roy](https://cinepixo.com/people/deep-roy)
- [Daniel Wallace](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-wallace)
- [Helena Bonham Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/helena-bonham-carter)
- [Jessica Lange](https://cinepixo.com/people/jessica-lange)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/bigfish
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/big-fish-2003
Film facts: Wikidata (Q278997); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.