A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 3 nominations
Sumela Kay
- Ann
- (as Sumela-Rose Keramidopulos)
Thick Wilson
- Dr. Wells
- (as Addison Bell)
- Director
- Writers
- Mark Steven Johnson
- John Irving(suggestion)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAuthor John Irving doubted his novel, "A Prayer for Owen Meany", could ever be turned into a film, and sold the screen rights on the condition it not be released under the same name as his book. Irving himself provided the name Simon Birch for the producers to use in place of Owen Meany.
- GoofsThe fateful Christmas in question is in December 1964, but a news item on the radio reports a speech given by President Kennedy, killed a year earlier.
- SoundtracksYou Were There
Written, Produced and Performed by Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
Performance courtesy of Epic Records
Featured review
Magical Quality
A beautiful tale with an magical quality, Simon Birch, is a surprising gem of a movie.
This is one of those movies to watch to restore your faith in humanity.
A great family film that will tug at the hearts of kids and parents alike.
This is one of those movies to watch to restore your faith in humanity.
A great family film that will tug at the hearts of kids and parents alike.
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- Jill-2000
- Sep 29, 2002
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $30,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,253,415
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,321,370
- Sep 13, 1998
- Gross worldwide
- $18,253,415
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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