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James and the Giant Peach

1996
Family/Kids
Fantasy
1h 19m
An orphan with terrible aunts for guardians, befriends human like bugs who live inside a giant peach, who take the boy on a journey to New York City. (imdb)
Directed by:
Henry Selick Henry Selick
Written by:
Karey Kirkpatrick Roald Dahl Roald Dahl
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Starring:
Susan Sarandon Susan Sarandon Simon Callow Simon Callow Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Pete Postlethwaite Pete Postlethwaite Miriam Margolyes Miriam Margolyes Joanna Lumley Joanna Lumley Mike Starr Mike Starr Jane Leeves Jane Leeves David Thewlis David Thewlis Paul Terry
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Genres:
Family/Kids, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Countries:
UK, USA
Language:
English
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James and the Giant Peach

1996
Family/Kids
Fantasy
1h 19m
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beedubBeeDub
Rated 10 Sep 2022
82
51st
Miss Spider can get it.
Rated 10 Sep 2022
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 15 Jan 2012
46
5th
The animation is pretty creative, but the story, and particularly its lead character, just isn't very endearing. Add in the pretty lengthy and tedious live action parts with horrible character design and the whole thing didn't work for me.
Rated 15 Jan 2012
realmacgyverRealMacgyver
Rated 31 Dec 2008
80
79th
Good kids movie, but the songs are pretty crap
Rated 31 Dec 2008
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 02 Jun 2013
65
45th
The animation is an interesting throwback, the songs are terrible so overall it's just average.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
tombomtombom
Rated 12 Aug 2012
30
32nd
when i was a kid, this film terrified me.
Rated 12 Aug 2012
shephardShephard
Rated 20 Oct 2007
49
24th
Visually fun, but really disappointing script. A missed opportunity from a great children's book.
Rated 20 Oct 2007
bownBown
Rated 11 Aug 2009
64
16th
Okay.
Rated 11 Aug 2009
stainStain
Rated 06 May 2007
90
86th
Very nicely done animated fantasy that you don't have to be a kid to like. I think Miss Spider is really sexy, too. Maybe it's because I'm a leg man
Rated 06 May 2007
tripwyreTripwyre
Rated 18 Jun 2009
68
56th
Henry Selick brings the Roald Dahl story to life with vivid and beautiful stop-motion animation. The story is marvelous of course, Dahl takes care of that, though it doesn't stretch very far: the movie runs a mere 79mins, never threatening to outstay its welcome. In the end you're probably better off reading the book, but Selick's animation is so wonderfully stylish that it makes for a worthwhile viewing experience.
Rated 18 Jun 2009
oolookittyoolookitty
Rated 24 Oct 2007
50
19th
I loved this book. Not so much the movie. But has anyone else noticed that James looks just like that Freddie kid from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"? Kind of eerie, right?
Rated 24 Oct 2007
foxyrussianFoxyRussian
Rated 01 Oct 2012
40
13th
Always found this the most boring Roald Dhal story. Their isnt really that big of conflict and I never connected with the characters. The movie fixed none of these problems
Rated 01 Oct 2012
pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 04 Jan 2007
3
28th
Just read the book.
Rated 04 Jan 2007
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 11 Jan 2012
82
39th
I will have to revisit this movie sometime soon! It's been yeeeaaars since I watched it, I still remember it fairly well. Really liked the animation and the story is original and genuine. Entertaining!
Rated 11 Jan 2012
jkathrensjkathrens
Rated 01 Sep 2010
55
23rd
The style encourages distance rather than warmth. I could never get into it - a shame as this was one of my favorite books as a child.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
utskUtSk
Rated 06 Nov 2023
64
32nd
It feels weird that Selick made this after The Nightmare Before Christmas because every aspect of this movies feels like a downgrade in comparison.
Rated 06 Nov 2023
bok_dongBok dong
Rated 24 Nov 2008
78
84th
liked when i was little
Rated 24 Nov 2008
spanksSpanks
Rated 30 Aug 2009
80
82nd
One of my favorites as a kid.
Rated 30 Aug 2009
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 06 Nov 2020
80
62nd
Charming and enjoyable Dahl adaptation sands off some of the "Spikier" aspects of the original novel (like most), and turns the peach inhabitants into genial fairytale like creatures, but it's still a lot of fun, with Lumley and Margolyes particularly, nastily good as the rotten aunts (I wish their fate had more closely matched with the book!) Dated stop-motion animation works quite well and is a better fit for this than practical live action or traditional animation.
Rated 06 Nov 2020
heandhishairheandhishair
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
39th
Pretty cool movie. Loved it back in the day.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tangvampireTangVampire
Rated 01 Jun 2008
90
60th
Really cool animation and great characters. That rhino still freaks me out!
Rated 01 Jun 2008
arichkerarichker
Rated 02 Nov 2010
90
54th
weird as hell and good for it's differentness and charm
Rated 02 Nov 2010
zanginZangin
Rated 26 Apr 2017
60
37th
As a child, this film was simultaneously creepy as fuck and an unrivaled inspiration for my imagination. I don't know if the film still holds up, but I do fondly remember it.
Rated 26 Apr 2017
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 17 Jan 2007
50
17th
It's less fun than reading the book, and it feels like it's taking just as long. The animation is interesting and most of the voicework is good, but the movie lacks the richness that was found in the pages of the book. Crap!
Rated 17 Jan 2007
jessjess125Jessjess125
Rated 19 Aug 2022
6
1st
This style of animation is spooky and gives me nightmares.
Rated 19 Aug 2022
chiliChili
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
55th
Sporting a novel animation tactic, and some very subtle humor, Giant Peach works really well.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
murravenerMurravener
Rated 02 Mar 2007
53
3rd
A strange feeling claymationesque film telling the Road Dahl story, the story is somewhat interesting but it's strangeness makes it tough to enjoy in many places.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
00120012
Rated 23 Jun 2007
85
67th
A superb adaptation of a superb children's book.
Rated 23 Jun 2007
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 08 Jan 2016
5
30th
James and the Giant Peach was one of those films growing up that I watched many times but it could never keep my interest. The stop motion animation is wonderful and the characters are brilliantly brought to life with lots of colour and vibrance. And the voice work is good throughout also. But this films downfall is the underwhelming live-action segments. And it's these scenes that always took me out of the experience.
Rated 08 Jan 2016
ccheesleyccheesley
Rated 20 Sep 2007
98
50th
wonderful film for kids, my kids loved it
Rated 20 Sep 2007
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 30 Nov 2012
69
54th
Not as magical as I remember, but that's to be expected I suppose. The live-action stuff pisses me off but the animation is of the same impeccable quality you've come to expect from a Selick flick. Paul Terry is such an annoying little shit.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
gritGrit
Rated 21 Apr 2007
39
34th
Represents the book pretty well, but is ultimately less enjoyable than reading it for yourself.
Rated 21 Apr 2007
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 05 Dec 2015
83
54th
B+
Rated 05 Dec 2015
zayankZayanK
Rated 28 Apr 2010
64
30th
The nostalgia. I must have seen this at least a hundred times when I was a kid. *cry*
Rated 28 Apr 2010
maryplayfairMaryPlayfair
Rated 01 Jul 2021
80
60th
They didn't need to design the french spider like that but boy oh boy did they
Rated 01 Jul 2021
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
94th
A load of family-friendly fun. Wonderful, watachable material.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jcullinanejcullinane
Rated 13 Nov 2007
83
34th
I love anything by Roald Dahl, and this one gets points for its unique presentation, but it's still a bit lacking.
Rated 13 Nov 2007
talonmalontalonmalon
Rated 10 Jun 2013
57
27th
Excellent stop-motion animation and some high creativity make James and the Giant Peach a somewhat interesting film.
Rated 10 Jun 2013
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 06 Mar 2012
64
38th
I used to watch this all the time when I was younger. The shark robot used to scare me. Unfortunately it lost a lot of the magic watching it as an adult. It was still fun, and nostalgic, but there are so many stupid moments in it. The live action scenes pretend like they are animated and it doesn't really work that well. I also can't tell if it's supposed to be a dream, or just a fantasy movie. The whole thing just seems like a dream. The claymation was all right, but nothing spectacular.
Rated 06 Mar 2012
mervtaylorMerv_Taylor
Rated 17 Jun 2012
75
40th
Loved it as a kid
Rated 17 Jun 2012
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
35th
I didn't like the animation in this movie and I actually found it to be quite boring. But the story is always good because it's Roald Dahl.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
droplet00Droplet00
Rated 21 Jun 2008
88
56th
Liked it!
Rated 21 Jun 2008
servantdagonServantDagon
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
60th
Beautiful animation.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 14 May 2008
50
21st
Would've been interesting to be at the pitch meeting. "So there's this kid, right, and he's got a peach. But it's, like, GIANT.".... "Get the hell out of here" "No, stick with me on this...."
Rated 14 May 2008
jdiddy381Jdiddy381
Rated 01 Aug 2009
65
59th
I thought this film was pretty cool when I was a kid. I liked the mix of animation and live action.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 21 Feb 2015
80
75th
Love this adaptation, it really captures the childlike magic of the story. Some things just don't need to make sense. I also love the Randy Newman songs. So shoot me. :p
Rated 21 Feb 2015
authormanAuthorman
Rated 10 Apr 2010
70
43rd
How James became an Ass-aholic. Not appropriate for children.
Rated 10 Apr 2010
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 11 Mar 2016
75
65th
One of my favs as a kid. Doesnt hold up lol. think i said that and gave a 60 on mar 11 2016. aug 15 2020 gave 75, had more fun/funnier this time. Good start to peach season lol
Rated 11 Mar 2016
dunbardunbar
Rated 02 Sep 2010
60
25th
The animation is great, but to my disappointment the feel of Dahl in my head seems to have a habit of coming out differently on the screen (Re: Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory). This isn't such a bad attempt and certainly makes an enjoyable kids movie, but whatever richness was in Dahl's writing seems to escape the movie makers.
Rated 02 Sep 2010
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 29 Dec 2008
30
14th
Boring.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
aushabfanaus_hab_fan
Rated 03 Dec 2006
80
80th
Great great stuff.
Rated 03 Dec 2006
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
71
54th
Cute animation. Never much cared for the story, though.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
35
37th
Watched this cause I loved the book which I'd read a few years before. Would have really loved it if I was a tiny bit younger.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 09 Sep 2020
55
13th
The puppet animations are admirable. All the rest was meh.
Rated 09 Sep 2020
john_quixoteJohn Quixote
Rated 13 Jun 2010
84
64th
The stop-motion animation is excellent. Great voice acting. Wonderful movie.
Rated 13 Jun 2010
saudadesaudade
Rated 22 Apr 2020
2
1st
Oh dear Lord, this is unpleasant! The songs are shit. Much of the visuals are grotesque to the point of eye-torture. Aunt Spiker is so hideous, the old lady from The Shining looks average to me now. Susan Sarandon's awful (French?) accent is like nails on a chalkboard. But JAMES! James has the most punchable face and not to be Satan, but his speech impediment drove me up the wall. Gah! I saw it when I was a kid, and tried to rewatch it now. I've been through 45 minutes. Life is too short.
Rated 22 Apr 2020
glm01glm01
Rated 19 Mar 2014
82
71st
81.500
Rated 19 Mar 2014
tinythedoggtinythedogg
Rated 25 Jan 2009
70
67th
A pretty enjoyable movie, even though I didn't care much for the music. I really enjoyed the characters and really loved the animation that was used. A fun little movie and it something for the whole family.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
prisonerPrisoner
Rated 18 Aug 2007
67
39th
Cool character designs. Pretty good story. Good, but not great.
Rated 18 Aug 2007
jarobmuljarobmul
Rated 30 Sep 2022
46
13th
Insufferable
Rated 30 Sep 2022
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 25 Jan 2009
75
74th
Great movie. Very good Dahl book/ story.
Rated 25 Jan 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
43rd
I guess it's ok, still, just read the book instead.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
troothTrooth
Rated 22 Nov 2011
73
64th
Does a pretty good job of bringing the imaginative imagery of the book onto the screen. It's not really life-changing, but it was good enough for me as a kid, and the unique animation and story definitely make it worth seeing.
Rated 22 Nov 2011
2256a7a3902256a7a390
Rated 10 Apr 2017
86
56th
I enjoyed this film. It had a lot of great songs and some good characters. Great art direction.
Rated 10 Apr 2017
inagouveiaInaGouveia
Rated 19 Dec 2010
87
66th
A classic!
Rated 19 Dec 2010
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 14 Aug 2007
3
38th
This is a pretty vivid adaptation that does a nice job of capturing Dahl's style with its combination of live-action and 3D animation. No complaints here.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
fartfart
Rated 16 Oct 2007
69
39th
Don't really remember it, but i'm sure it was alright.
Rated 16 Oct 2007
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
54
43rd
NIce animation, but feels a litle hollow. Even so, not bad at all.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
genesiskelGeneSiskel
Rated 20 Dec 2013
88
66th
Another superb stop-action animated film from the same team responsible for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Rated 20 Dec 2013
harlequin21Harlequin21
Rated 14 Aug 2007
79
57th
When this movie came out James and the Giant Peach was already my favorite book so I was stoked, and this movie didn't disappoint, although I'm not sure the point of making James a human for some of it and a puppet for others. Just choose one. Richard Dreyfuss did a good job at playing the Centipede, one of the coolest characters. Roald Dahl's best book.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
actlikealadyactlikealady
Rated 24 Nov 2012
75
56th
Good ol' Roald Dahl, a master storyteller.
Rated 24 Nov 2012
joshk84joshk84
Rated 26 Oct 2007
69
36th
I loved this book when I was young, but they do not pull of Roald Dahl's story as well as they could have.
Rated 26 Oct 2007
janusjanus
Rated 15 Apr 2009
65
41st
Episodic and rushed, not great songs, some iffy character designs, but perhaps the closest we've got so far to replicating on film the combination of irreverence and morbidness that made Dahl one of a kind.
Rated 15 Apr 2009
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 22 Feb 2007
60
62nd
Great animation.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
ktappektappe
Rated 23 Jan 2008
42
18th
Creepy.
Rated 23 Jan 2008
psimpsim
Rated 26 Aug 2018
18
0th
This combines about everything I hate: an insufferable kid protagonist, some of the cheapest looking and terribly acted live-action scenes ever put to film, Burton's typical gross fairy tale style, stop motion animation that makes everything look like plastic (plus early and extremely shitty CGI) - and not even the songs are good.
Rated 26 Aug 2018
jebJeb
Rated 08 Aug 2008
75
57th
Just as good as the book, and has great animation!
Rated 08 Aug 2008
luordluord
Rated 09 Dec 2023
51
28th
At some point, Dahl's imagination moves from adventurous onto preposterous. Specially if it's presented as a kid surrounded by stop-motion monstrosities. The confrontation with the rhino is awesome, tho.
Rated 09 Dec 2023
pompousasspompousass
Rated 10 Aug 2010
20
44th
The villainous aunts and the comical-sidekick animals are well within the traditions of Disney animation, but the entire thing is so unremittingly weird and bizarre that no single thing in it can stand out as distinctly weird or bizarre. A couple of possible highlights: the moment when the night lights of Manhattan appear through an opening in the clouds, and the moment immediately thereafter when a fast-closing storm cloud unleashes the Great Rhinoceros of Death.
Rated 10 Aug 2010
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 26 Oct 2012
70
46th
Very fun indeed. Haven't seen it since its release, though.
Rated 26 Oct 2012
jarmannJarmann
Rated 23 Mar 2008
73
48th
Two steps short of being really good.
Rated 23 Mar 2008
mckmollymck_molly
Rated 07 Aug 2020
80
93rd
☆ I looooved this movie growing up. Such a strange animation style, and the way the inside of the peach is visually described is so unappealing yet intriguing. I wouldn't expect it to have come out of Disney either! ☆
Rated 07 Aug 2020
greatscott85GreatScott85
Rated 26 Aug 2011
83
46th
A creative, superbly-animated and entertaining kidpic hat once again shows the wondrous sights that only stop motion animation can accomplish. Now if only the live action segments were as good or as engaging...
Rated 26 Aug 2011
untrustableuntrustable
Rated 30 Sep 2014
80
65th
Claymation!
Rated 30 Sep 2014
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 18 Apr 2012
77
47th
To rewatch this movie and look at it as objectively as possible, it's completely insane! But it's impossible to deny the heart and charm it has.
Rated 18 Apr 2012
stevekimesstevekimes
Rated 24 Jan 2012
83
63rd
Great animation. Okay adaptation.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
pxblonchaPxbloncha!
Rated 06 Mar 2018
89
83rd
Chilhood film
Rated 06 Mar 2018
stlunatix202stlunatix202
Rated 30 Dec 2006
90
70th
the book was one of my favorites and the movie did not dissapoint
Rated 30 Dec 2006
purgatospurgatos
Rated 02 Feb 2009
64
37th
It's okay.
Rated 02 Feb 2009
logan_eagerLogan Eager
Rated 06 Jul 2021
80
29th
Good for its time
Rated 06 Jul 2021
vv238vv238
Rated 08 Oct 2018
53
55th
I really like how dark this children's film gets at times but the whole product is fairly uneven. Even though I am normally not a fan of stop-motion animation, it works decently well here in the story. The biggest problem is the story which only moves occasionally and often stalls. Overall, this is a fine adaptation and a solid flick.
Rated 08 Oct 2018
thereeldealthereeldeal
Rated 11 Apr 2014
70
50th
The narrative's a bit of a mess, but the visual style is amazing (and I just looove stop-motion), and many scenes border on intriguing surrealism.
Rated 11 Apr 2014
jordanligejordanlige
Rated 20 Jul 2009
100
51st
I love it a lot.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
mwestcottmwestcott
Rated 08 Jan 2018
69
39th
It's much more unfocused than Henry Selick's previous film. Still James and the Giant Peach boasts amazing animation and a wonderfully strange Roald Dahl inspired story.
Rated 08 Jan 2018
spookymaskSpookyMask
Rated 15 Dec 2014
70
60th
Claymation used to be so cool. On an related note, I once tried living in a giant peach. Everything you own gets sticky and it's hard to keep the peach bits out of your computer.
Rated 15 Dec 2014
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 25 Mar 2009
5
56th
It really is the songs that bring this down. The animation is fantastic, and Lumley made all the live-action stuff enjoyable.
Rated 25 Mar 2009
nmstevensnmstevens
Rated 01 Apr 2009
60
29th
Despite some effective ideas and images, this follow-up to Nightmare Before Christmas tends to wander and never quite achieves the same sense of magic -- or really any coherent mood of its own, but just fumbles in search of itself and never arrives at any satisfactory end.
Rated 01 Apr 2009
stevemoserstevemoser
Rated 11 Jan 2009
88
79th
Delicious
Rated 11 Jan 2009
feniusFenius
Rated 11 Dec 2015
85
53rd
Just lovely to look at.
Rated 11 Dec 2015
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
70
63rd
kinda cool...very inventive
Rated 16 Sep 2007
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 14 Nov 2022
60
25th
Love the dirty, creepy, and very weird Selick vibe that goes on in the titular fruit, but the narrative just doesn't really hold up to a feature length film. The songs feel of filler to nudge this past an hour. Still, great voice performances in something that probably filled more than a few nightmares.
Rated 14 Nov 2022

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