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Simon Birch

1998·1h 54m·PG
DramaFamilyComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.8/10
23,028 votes
Metascore
39
Metacritic

A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.

Simon Birch is a 1998 drama family movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, starring Joseph Mazzello, Oliver Platt, Ashley Judd. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.8/10 from 23,028 votes and runs 1h 54m.

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Director
Mark Steven Johnson
Stars
Joseph Mazzello
Oliver Platt
Ashley Judd
Ian Michael Smith
Details
1998-09-11
114 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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