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69% Critic Match
Simon Birch
“Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.”
6.9 / 10• 1998• 1h 54m•PG• English
ComedyDramaFamily
Storyline
Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Cast & Crew
Ian Michael Smith
Simon Birch
Lead
Joseph Mazzello
Joe Wenteworth
Ashley Judd
Rebecca Wenteworth
Oliver Platt
Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn
Reverend Russell
Dana Ivey
Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde
Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks
Miss Leavey
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mark Steven Johnson's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Simon Birch is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
