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Simon Birch (1998)

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All Time

of 190,142

2,538

1990's

of 24,698

466

1998

of 6,348

76
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,552
  
  571
  
  Comedy of 1998
  
  of 494
  
  25
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  126
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  1,384
  
  Drama of 1998
  
  of 606
  
  46
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  283

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Simon Birch (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.8180

Avg Critic Score:2.7358

Simon Birch (1998) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``Simon Birch'' is an unabashedly sentimental tearjerker. Either you stand back and resist it, or you plunge in. ...read the complete Simon Birch movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

A lot of people love the John Irving novel, A Prayer for Owen Meany. Luckily, I haven't read it, so I can't mourn for the atrocities performed on it by Writer/Director Mark Steven Johnson. ...read the complete Simon Birch movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

One scarcely knows where to begin to elucidate the tragic story of Simon Birch, but suffice it to say that Simon is a 12-year-old dwarf imbued with an astonishing sense of morality and heroism that affects everyone around him. ...read the complete Simon Birch movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Johnson is almost certainly a better craftsman of comedy than drama. ...read the complete Simon Birch movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Somewhere in Simon Birch, buried not too deeply beneath the surface, lie the seeds of a moving story. ...read the complete Simon Birch movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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Walter Frith

Based on 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' by John Irving, 'Simon Birch' has within it a true story of optimism when life hands you a setback. The point of this film can be easily missed as it strives for its entire running time to tell a story of how...read the complete Simon Birch (1998) review at Walter Frith

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Susan Granger

From the day he was born, Simon Birch was different. No bigger than a baby bird, doctors predicted he would never last the night. But he did. Then they said he would never last a week. But he did. Eventually, Simon grew into a little boy, fortified by...read the complete Simon Birch (1998) review at Susan Granger

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Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

As a matter of fact, conventional is the best word to describe the film as a whole. As many know, "Simon Birch" is an adaptation of John Irving's 1989 novel "A Prayer For Owen Meany." Well, to say adaptation isn't quite right. In actuality, the movie is...read the complete Simon Birch (1998) review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)

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