A Little Princess vs Big
A Little Princess has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.2/10 for Big). A Little Princess is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 1995). Both are drama, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Little Princess
Big| A Little Princess | Big | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1995 | 1988 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Family, Fantasy | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alfonso Cuarón | Penny Marshall |
| Main cast | Liam Cunningham, Juliana Harkavy, Camilla Belle, Time Winters, Vincent Schiavelli | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins |
Synopsis
A Little Princess
When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self-worth.
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.
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