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James and the Giant Peach

6.6/10

Rating

79 min

Runtime

1996

Release Year

Henry Selick

Director

Cast

Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

Quick Synopsis

James, a young orphan living with his cruel aunts, accidentally spills a bag of magical crocodile tongues given to him by a mysterious man. This causes a giant peach to grow on a tree near his home. When James enters the peach, it detaches from the tree and begins to float, carrying him across the ocean to unfamiliar and fantastical places, where he encounters unusual creatures and embarks on an adventurous journey.

Detailed Synopsis of James and the Giant Peach

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

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