Big vs Penelope
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Penelope). Penelope is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2006). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Penelope| Big | Penelope | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Mark Palansky |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Nick Frost, Peter Dinklage, Richard E. Grant, Nigel Havers, Reese Witherspoon |
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.
Penelope
Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soul mate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company. This untraditional fairy tale about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.