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My Giant

1998 · 103 min

A gentle, sentimental comedy-drama that mixes light laughs with a bittersweet look at friendship and mortality.

Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan

Tagline: A comedy of incredible proportions.
Overview: Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

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Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring: Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
family
redemption
grief
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama, family
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Written by: David Seltzer
Starring: Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Mureșan, Kathleen Quinlan, Joanna Pacula, Jere Burns, Harold Gould, Dan Castellaneta, Raymond O'Connor
Music: Marc Shaiman
Cinematography: Michael Coulter
Runtime: 103 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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