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The Iron Giant

This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Animation, Action, Adventure), release year 1999, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Iron Giant

This is the story of a nine-year-old boy named Hogarth Hughes who makes friends with an innocent alien giant robot that came from outer space. Meanwhile, a paranoid U.S. Government agent named Kent Mansley arrives in town, determined to destroy the giant at all costs. It's up to Hogarth to protect him by keeping him at Dean McCoppin's place in the junkyard.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Animation, Action, Adventure), release year 1999, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 1999
  • Released 06 Aug 1999
  • Runtime 86 minutes
  • Content rating PG
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.1/10 from 257,198 votes
  • Metascore 85/100
  • Genres Animation, Action, Adventure
  • Languages English
  • Countries United States, Czech Republic, United Kingdom

Cast

Eli Marienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston

Direction and writing

Directed by: Brad Bird

Written by: Tim McCanlies, Brad Bird, Ted Hughes

Awards and recognition

Won 1 BAFTA Award20 wins & 18 nominations total

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