The Iron Giant
19991h 26mU · CBFCPG · MPAA
Directed by Brad Bird · Starring Jennifer Aniston & Harry Connick Jr.
96%Rotten Tomatoes8.1IMDb85Metacritic
In 1957, a young boy living in Maine befriends a giant alien robot. As government agents close in, the boy and his friends must protect the gentle Giant from a paranoid investigator.
AnimationFamilyScience Fiction
— Critical consensus, summarised
Brad Bird's traditionally animated debut — critics widely call it one of the greatest animated films ever made. The 'Superman' moment and the boy-and-his-robot bond have become canonical animation references.
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