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Animation, Drama, Family, Science Fiction 86 min PG
Rotten Tomatoes96%Metacritic85IMDb
It came from outer space!
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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Nostalgic, resolved, effortless and meticulous.
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The Iron Giant - Movie Review
Chris Stuckmann · Mar 2026
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Based loosely on a children's fable written in 1968 by Ted Hughes, this film looks at the fearful years of the cold war through the politically correct lens of the 1990's. All this re-examination of the atmosphere of the post-Sputnik era is wrapped up in the story of a bright (and therefore unpopular) little boy who b…
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