Simon Birch (1998)

  • PG
  • 09/11/1998 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama, Family
  • 1h 54m

Destiny has big plans for little Simon Birch.

Overview

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.

Mark Steven Johnson

Director, Screenplay

John Irving

Novel

Cast

Ashley Judd's headshot

Ashley Judd

Rebecca Wenteworth
Ian Michael Smith's headshot

Ian Michael Smith

Simon Birch
Joseph Mazzello's headshot

Joseph Mazzello

Joe Wenteworth
Oliver Platt's headshot

Oliver Platt

Ben Goodrich
David Strathairn's headshot

David Strathairn

Rev. Russell
Dana Ivey's headshot

Dana Ivey

Grandmother Wenteworth
Beatrice Winde's headshot

Beatrice Winde

Hilde Grove
Jan Hooks's headshot

Jan Hooks

Miss Leavey

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