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Big Fish is a 2003 movie directed by Tim Burton, starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Jessica Lange, and Billy Crudup. It is based on a novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, by Daniel Wallace.

It tells the fictional life story of Edward Bloom and his relationship to his son Will. Bloom is known for his tall tales, so the stories he tells about his life include many fantastic elements: a witch, a giant, a werewolfA werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who changes into a wolf, either by purposefully using magic in some manner or by being placed under a curse. In fictional treatments starting in the 19th century and in popular modern superstition this tran, and so on. They also portray Bloom as a lucky heroThis article is about the type of character. For other meanings, see Hero (disambiguation . Sir Galahad, a prototypical hero In many myths and folk tales, a hero is a man or woman (then often called a heroine , traditionally the protagonist of a story, le with few personal flaws. His son sets out to discover the real Edward Bloom.

The movie is perhaps similar in style to Forrest Gump, with a likeable main character (the young Edward Bloom, played by McGregor) experiencing many humorous but improbable episodes. It is less gothic than some of Burton's other works such as Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. The film has received four Golden Globe nominations and one Oscar nomination.