16 Wishes vs Big
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.3/10 for 16 Wishes). 16 Wishes is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2010). Both are drama, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
16 Wishes
Big| 16 Wishes | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Peter DeLuise | Penny Marshall |
| Main cast | Patrick Gilmore, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Kendall Cross, Debby Ryan, Anna Mae Wills | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins |
Synopsis
16 Wishes
The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to…
Big
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.