Big vs The Family Man
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for The Family Man). Big is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 5m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2000). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
The Family Man| Big | The Family Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Brett Ratner |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Don Cheadle, Saul Rubinek, Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Jeremy Piven |
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.
The Family Man
Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his…
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