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James and the Giant Peach

“Adventures this big don't grow on trees.”

★ 6.6(1,444)19961h 19m

Family Animation Adventure Fantasy

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James and the Giant Peach is streaming on Disney Plus in Mexico. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

Where to watch James and the Giant Peach

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Good to know

Director: Henry Selick
Release date: 1996-04-12
Runtime: 1h 19m
Language: English
Box office: $28,946,127
Budget: $38,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Allied Filmmakers

James and the Giant Peach — trailer

About James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 movie in the Family, Animation and Adventure genres, directed by Henry Selick, starring Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes and Joanna Lumley. It has a runtime of 1 hour 19 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.6/10 from 1,444 viewers. Below you can see where to watch James and the Giant Peach in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Paul Terry

James Henry Trotter

Miriam Margolyes

Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Joanna Lumley

Aunt Spiker

Pete Postlethwaite

The Magic Man

Simon Callow

Grasshopper (voice)

Richard Dreyfuss

Centipede (voice)

Jane Leeves

Ladybug (voice)

Susan Sarandon

Miss Spider (voice)

David Thewlis

Earthworm (voice)

Steven Culp

James' Father

Susan Turner-Cray

James' Mother

Cirocco Dunlap

Girl with Telescope

Themes & keywords

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