Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.
The BFG has generally received positive reviews.
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The BFG was released in 1990 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 75 reviews, giving The BFG (1990) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The BFG than critics were.
With a score of 64%, The BFG is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1990 with similar scores include films like Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Dick Tracy and Mo' Better Blues.
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