A boy's wish to be big delivers whimsical, heartwarming chaos as he navigates adult life with childlike wonder.
Nostalgic, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Disney+.
The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated PG.
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When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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