James and the Giant Peach (1996)

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Adventures this big don't grow on trees.

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

• Released: 1996-04-12
• Genres: Family, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 19m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 1,483 votes

Directed by Henry Selick.

Top cast

• Paul Terry as James Henry Trotter
• Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
• Joanna Lumley as Aunt Spiker
• Pete Postlethwaite as The Magic Man
• Simon Callow as Grasshopper (voice)
• Richard Dreyfuss as Centipede (voice)
• Jane Leeves as Ladybug (voice)
• Susan Sarandon as Miss Spider (voice)
• David Thewlis as Earthworm (voice)
• Steven Culp as James' Father

Full cast & crew

Where to watch James and the Giant Peach

• United States: stream on Disney Plus; 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 Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, 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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