Big vs Stargirl
Stargirl has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Big). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 47m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2020). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
Stargirl| Big | Stargirl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Julia Hart |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Darby Stanchfield, Giancarlo Esposito, Maximiliano Hernández, Grace VanderWaal, Karan Brar |
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.
Stargirl
An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world.