Big vs Mamaboy
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 4.2/10 for Mamaboy). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 4m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2016). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Mamaboy| Big | Mamaboy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 4.2/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Aaron Leong |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Stephen Tobolowsky, Gary Busey, Alexandria DeBerry, Sean O'Donnell, Michael Eric Reid |
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.
Mamaboy
A high school student must hide the fact that he has become pregnant from his family, friends and the school faculty!