
Movies that feel likeBig (1988)
If you loved Big, the closest films we have are Rushmore (1998), Breaking Away (1979) and Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). All three share Big's contemplative and witty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Squid and the Whale (2005).
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If Big hit the spot, these will too

Both are built on the same subject: growing up
The difference: Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Big does

One thread runs through both: growing up

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

Both land dream logic and play at once

Wistful drama in both cases

Comedy built on stillness, twice over

Fantasy with a pulse of wit, in both cases

Playful drama, and it commits to that
The difference: 21 years apart, and the 2000s show

Both lean on wistfulness more than on comedy

Contemplative fantasy in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: nostalgic
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Both keep coming back to the same thing: body-swap
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