Big vs Red Dog
Big and Red Dog are tied on audience score (7.2/10). Red Dog is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2011). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Red Dog| Big | Red Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Kriv Stenders |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Noah Taylor, Rachael Taylor, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Josh Lucas, Arthur Angel |
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.
Red Dog
The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master.