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Simon Birch

Simon Birch
★ 6.9/10•1998•1h 54m•PG•Comedy•Drama•Family

Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.

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.

Mark Steven Johnson · Director

Mark Steven Johnson · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 11, 1998
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$18,253,415

Actors

Ian Michael Smith

Ian Michael Smith

Simon Birch

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello

Joe Wenteworth

Ashley Judd

Ashley Judd

Rebecca Wenteworth

Oliver Platt

Oliver Platt

Ben Goodrich

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Reverend Russell

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Grandmother Wenteworth

Beatrice Winde

Beatrice Winde

Hilde Grove

Jan Hooks

Jan Hooks

Miss Leavey

Cecilley Carroll

Marjorie

Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos

Ann

Sam Morton

Stuart

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Adult Joe Wenteworth

John Mazzello

Simon Wenteworth

Holly Dennison

Mrs. Birch

Peter MacNeill

Peter MacNeill

Mr. Birch

Addison Wells

Dr. Wells

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