El Gran Pez

A small Alabama town, summer, a fishing rod lies broken. A son struggles to understand his dying father's outlandish stories, a lifetime of fantasy and exaggeration. Burton skillfully balances fantasy with familial tension.

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Tim Burton directed El Gran Pez in 2003. See Tim Burton's full filmography, where to start with Tim Burton, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tim Burton.

El Gran Pez was released in 2003 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 125 minutes.