James and the Giant Peach

Name: James and the Giant Peach
Genre: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 1996-04-12
Duration: 1 h 19 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley, Pete Postlethwaite, Simon Callow

1996·Movie·PG·79 min·★ 6.6(1,438)

Family Animation Adventure Fantasy More English titles

“Adventures this big don't grow on trees.”

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

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Spain	Disney Plus	Rakuten TV
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Japan	Disney Plus	Apple TV Store, FOD
South Korea	Disney Plus	Google Play Movies

About James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach is a 1996 English-language family, animation and adventure film directed by Henry Selick. The cast is led by Paul Terry, Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley. It has a runtime of 1h 19m. Viewers rate it 6.6/10 across 1400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

James and the Giant Peach was produced by Allied Filmmakers and Walt Disney Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on April 12, 1996, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $38 million, it went on to gross $29 million worldwide.

Director: Henry Selick
Writers: Steve Bloom, Karey Kirkpatrick, Jonathan Roberts
Release date: April 12, 1996
OTT release: January 1, 2011
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $38 million
Box office: $29 million
Production: Allied Filmmakers, Walt Disney Pictures

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James and the Giant Peach cast & crew

James and the Giant Peach was directed by Henry Selick and written by Steve Bloom, Karey Kirkpatrick, and Jonathan Roberts.

The cast features Paul Terry as James Henry Trotter, Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice), Joanna Lumley as Aunt Spiker, Pete Postlethwaite as The Magic Man, Simon Callow as Grasshopper (voice), and Richard Dreyfuss as Centipede (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Randy Newman, cinematography is by Pete Kozachik, and it was produced by Tim Burton and Jake Eberts.

Is James and the Giant Peach worth watching?

James and the Giant Peach holds an audience score of 6.6/10 from 1,438 ratings, a solidly received family films.

At 1h 19m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy family, animation, and adventure, James and the Giant Peach is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch James and the Giant Peach

In United States, you can stream James and the Giant Peach on Disney Plus, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

It first became available to stream digitally on January 1, 2011.

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