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The Iron Giant (1999)

PG 08/06/1999 Animation, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure 1h 26m
80%
User
Score
8.1/10
96%
85/100

It came from outer space!

Overview

In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

Tim McCanlies

Screenplay

Brad Bird

Director

Top Billed Cast

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Annie Hughes (voice)

Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

Dean McCoppin (voice)

Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel

The Iron Giant (voice)

James Gammon

James Gammon

Foreman Marv Loach / Floyd Turbeaux (voice)

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Mrs. Lynley Tensedge (voice)

Christopher McDonald

Christopher McDonald

Kent Mansley (voice)

John Mahoney

John Mahoney

General Rogard (voice)

Eli Marienthal

Eli Marienthal

Hogarth Hughes (voice)

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Earl Stutz (voice)

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Media

You Can Fix Yourself? | Train Scene

You Can Fix Yourself? | Train Scene

Full Movie Preview

Full Movie Preview

The Iron Giant (1999) "Brad Bird" Trailer

The Iron Giant (1999) "Brad Bird" Trailer

Brad Bird invites You to see The Iron Giant

Brad Bird invites You to see The Iron Giant

Signature Edition Trailer

Signature Edition Trailer

Signature Edition - Official Trailer

Signature Edition - Official Trailer

Original 1999 Theatrical Trailer

Original 1999 Theatrical Trailer

Iron Giant Crew Reel

Iron Giant Crew Reel

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on April 14, 2020

You are who you choose to be.

It's the 1950s and young Hogarth Hughes happens upon a visitor from space ..... in the form of a giant iron man.

Delightful animation adaptation of Ted Hughes' much beloved 1968 novel "The Iron Man". Set during the period of time when Cold War and sci-fi paranoia was prevalent, The Iron Giant embraces these themes and stokes them with lessons of friendship, hatred, death and pertinent reminders of pacifism. Directed by Brad Bird and scripted by Tim McCanilies and Andy Brent Forrester, The Iron Giant is one of those rare animation animals that delights the kids as much as it does the watching adults. Though the actual giant himself, with all his dazzling weaponry, is the star attraction on show, it's the iron colossus' inner conflict that gives the film i...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on July 2, 2024

When a ship is caught up in a storm, it's captain finds the most unlikely of saviours - but nobody back in the town of "Rockwell" believes him! Hardly surprising as he claimed to have been rescued by an hundred foot robot with bright yellow eyes. "Hogarth" is an enthusiastic young lad who wants to keep a pet. His mother ("Annie") is having nothing to do with this, especially after one of his candidates manages to just about wreck the diner where she works and turn scrap man "Dean" into "Deana" in the process. Dejected at home alone, he hears some strange noises and armed with his pop gun and a torch, sets off into the forest to find the source. When he discovers that the fisherman's tale wasn't so long after all, the pair begin to bond and the story takes on a familiar look. It does have s...

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