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Simon Birch

Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.

1998 · PG · 1h 54m

Directed by Mark Steven Johnson

6.9

TMDB audience score
286 votes, out of 10

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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.

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Cast

  • Ian Michael Smith
    Simon Birch

  • Joseph Mazzello
    Joe Wenteworth

  • Ashley Judd
    Rebecca Wenteworth

  • Oliver Platt
    Ben Goodrich

  • David Strathairn
    Reverend Russell

  • Dana Ivey
    Grandmother Wenteworth

  • Beatrice Winde
    Hilde Grove

  • Jan Hooks
    Miss Leavey

  • Cecilley Carroll
    Marjorie

  • Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos
    Ann

  • Sam Morton
    Stuart

  • Jim Carrey
    Adult Joe Wenteworth

  • John Mazzello
    Simon Wenteworth

  • Holly Dennison
    Mrs. Birch

  • Peter MacNeill
    Mr. Birch

  • Addison Wells
    Dr. Wells

  • Roger McKeen
    Coach Higgins

  • Sean McCann
    Al Cork