Simon Birch (1998)

6.9/10 • 114 min • Comedy Drama Family

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.

Cast

Ian Michael Smith

Simon Birch

Joseph Mazzello

Joe Wenteworth

Ashley Judd

Rebecca Wenteworth

Oliver Platt

Ben Goodrich

David Strathairn

Reverend Russell

Dana Ivey

Grandmother Wenteworth

Beatrice Winde

Hilde Grove

Jan Hooks

Miss Leavey

Jim Carrey

Adult Joe Wenteworth

Peter MacNeill

Mr. Birch

Sean McCann

Al Cork

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