Big Trouble (2002)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

They have forty-five minutes to save the world. They need forty-six.

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street thugs, two love struck teens, two FBI men and a psychedelic toad. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling first novel, "Big Trouble."

• Released: 2002-04-05
• Genres: Comedy, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 25m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.1/10 from 341 votes

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.

Top cast

• Tim Allen as Eliot Arnold
• Rene Russo as Anna Herk
• Ben Foster as Matt Arnold
• Jason Lee as Puggy
• Stanley Tucci as Arthur Herk
• Dennis Farina as Henry Desalvo
• Zooey Deschanel as Jenny Herk
• Janeane Garofalo as Monica Romero
• Sofía Vergara as Nina
• Tom Sizemore as Snake

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Where to watch Big Trouble

• United States: watch free on Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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