Big vs Dreaming of Lions
Dreaming of Lions has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Big). Dreaming of Lions is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Dreaming of Lions| Big | Dreaming of Lions | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Paolo Marinou-Blanco |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Denise Fraga, Joana Ribeiro, Toni Gomila, Roberto Bomtempo, João Nunes Monteiro |
Synopsis
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.
Dreaming of Lions
Gilda is terminally ill. Her only wish is to die without pain, and as all her suicide attempts comically fail, she decides to seek professional help.
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