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66% Critic Match
James and the Giant Peach
“Adventures this big don't grow on trees.”
6.6 / 10• 1996• 1h 19m•PG• English
FamilyAnimationAdventureFantasy
Storyline
When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.
Cast & Crew
Paul Terry
James Henry Trotter
Lead
Miriam Margolyes
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Joanna Lumley
Aunt Spiker
Pete Postlethwaite
The Magic Man
Simon Callow
Grasshopper (voice)
Richard Dreyfuss
Centipede (voice)
Jane Leeves
Ladybug (voice)
Susan Sarandon
Miss Spider (voice)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Selick's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. James and the Giant Peach is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
