Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once production gets rolling, corporate reality begins to intervene: Nick is unable to control a series of compromises to his high-minded vision, and it's all he can do to maintain his integrity in the midst of filmmaking chaos.
The Big Picture has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Big Picture was released in 1989 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 73 reviews, giving The Big Picture (1989) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 66% and users giving an average score of 67%.
With a score of 58%, The Big Picture is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1989, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 1989 with similar scores include films like Look Who's Talking, Vampire's Kiss and Out Cold.
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