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Simon Birch
“Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.”
68%
Movie
1h 54m
AI Analysis
Simon Birch (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Simon Birch (1998) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Drama, and Family with cozy, funny, and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: 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 l… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~114 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Simon Birch 68% (266 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 266 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-09-11
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 22796
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What is Simon Birch about?
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. Simo... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Simon Birch?
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How long is the movie Simon Birch?
The official runtime for Simon Birch is approximately 114 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ashley Judd
Rebecca Wenteworth
- I
Ian Michael Smith
Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello
Joe Wenteworth
Oliver Platt
Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn
Rev. Russell
Dana Ivey
Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde
Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks
Miss Agnes Leavey
- C
Cecilley Carroll
Marjorie
Jim Carrey
Adult Joe Wenteworth
Sean Flynn
Junior Lamb
- K
Kevin White
Shortstop
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