Big vs Miracle on 34th Street

Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for Miracle on 34th Street). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 54m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 1994). Both are drama, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BigMiracle on 34th Street
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.8/10
Year19881994
Length1h 44m1h 54m
GenresComedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, RomanceDrama, Family, Fantasy
Country––
DirectorPenny MarshallLes Mayfield
Main castTom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth PerkinsJames Remar, Jane Leeves, Dylan McDermott, Simon Jones, Jennifer Morrison

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.

Miracle on 34th Street

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

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