Big vs The Mermaid
Big has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.5/10 for The Mermaid). The Mermaid is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 44m. Big is the older of the two (1988 against 2016). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Big
The Mermaid| Big | The Mermaid | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | China |
| Director | Penny Marshall | Stephen Chow |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, John Heard, Jon Lovitz, Robert Loggia, Elizabeth Perkins | Kris Wu, Tsui Hark, Chiu Chi-Ling, Deng Chao, Wen Zhang |
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 Mermaid
A playboy business tycoon, Liu Xuan, purchases the Green Gulf, a wildlife reserve, for a sea reclamation project, and uses sonar technology to get rid of the sea life in the area. Unknown to him, the Green Gulf is the home of merpeople, and the sonar has caused many of them to succumb to illness or die. Xuan's business ventures in the area are threatened when he crosses paths with the mermaid, Shan, who is sent to avenge her people.
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