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06/24/06
Big Night (1996)
96 %
Reviews Counted: 51 Fresh: 49 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Consensus:
The performances in Big Night are wonderful, and the food looks delicious.
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Synopsis: A provocative tale of two immigrant brothers who pin hopes to save their struggling restaurant on a banquet honoring star vocalist, the sweater-wearing Louis Prima, who a friend is supposed to bring there. Awarded the 1996 Sundance Award for Screenwriting.... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Isabella Rossellini, Minnie Driver, Ian Holm
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Charming, funny, poignant and mouth-watering, this is most wisely seen well fed beforehand or you'll be drooling.
01/01/00
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08/13/08
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03/31/08
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05/26/06
A lyrical love poem to food and family (or is it family or food?), this serio comedy joins the company of other fun movies about eating, such as Babette's Feast and Like Water for Chocolate.
04/13/06
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04/09/05
A wonderful film about how the simple pleasures of life -- food, family, friends -- aren't so simple.
09/24/04
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