Movie

Big

“Have you ever had a really big secret?”

★ 7.2(4,040)19881h 44m

Fantasy Drama Comedy

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Big is streaming on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in Mexico. Availability checked 10 June 2026.

Where to watch Big

🇲🇽 Mexico

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Good to know

Director: Penny Marshall
Release date: 1988-06-03
Runtime: 1h 44m
Language: English
Box office: $151,927,281
Budget: $18,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: American Entertainment Partners II L.P.

Big — trailer

About Big

Big is a 1988 movie in the Fantasy, Drama and Comedy genres, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins and Robert Loggia. It has a runtime of 1 hour 44 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.2/10 from 4,040 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Big in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Cast

Tom Hanks

Josh Baskin

Elizabeth Perkins

Susan

Robert Loggia

MacMillan

John Heard

Paul

Jared Rushton

Billy

David Moscow

Young Josh

Jon Lovitz

Scotty Brennen

Mercedes Ruehl

Mrs. Baskin

Josh Clark

Mr. Baskin

Kimberlee M. Davis

Cynthia Benson

Oliver Block

Freddie Benson

Erika Katz

Cynthia's Friend

Themes & keywords

baseballcoming of agebest friendco-workers relationshipbody-swapmagic realismbronx, new york citynostalgicpinball machinetoy makerjob promotionhomesicknew toyquarterunplugged electronic works