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The Iron Giant (1999)

PG ★ 8.0/10 86 min Animation, Drama, Family, Science Fiction United States English
Director: Brad Bird
Screenplay by: Tim McCanlies, Brad Bird
Head of Story: Jeffrey Lynch
Screenstory: Brad Bird
Book: Ted Hughes
Streaming: Not available
It came from outer space!

Description

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.

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Top 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)

The Iron Giant Appears on 16 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

IMDb Top 250
IMDb #238
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #936

Critic Curated

Entertainment Weekly’s 50 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen (1991-2011)
Entertainment Weekly #21
Entertainment Weekly’s 55 Essential Movies Kids Must Experience (Before they turn 13)
Entertainment Weekly #19
Indiewire's 100 Best Movies Of The 1990s
IndieWire #62
Rolling Stone - The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies
Rolling Stone #94
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #138
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #37
The Ringers The 50 Best Movies Of 1999
The Ringer #24
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #200

Genre Curation

100 Essential Animations
British Film Institute #49

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100: Animation
Letterboxd #13
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1990-1999 Films
Letterboxd #35
Letterboxd Top 100 Movies Rated G Or PG
Letterboxd #41
Showdown Androids
Letterboxd Showdown #12
Showdown Little Giants
Letterboxd Showdown #16

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