🎬 Drama

Bigger Than Life

"The story of the handful of hope that became a fistful of hell!"

⭐ 7.2/10 1956 1h 35m Dir. Nicholas Ray

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A friendly, successful suburban teacher and father grows dangerously addicted to cortisone, resulting in his transformation into a household despot.

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7.2/10 184 votes

Quick facts

Year
1956
Runtime
1h 35m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.2/10
Votes
184
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Nicholas Ray 👤 James Mason 👤 Barbara Rush 👤 Walter Matthau
husband wife relationship paranoia drug addiction hallucination family relationships hospital drugs mental illness schoolteacher cortisone verbal abuse family life

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Questions about Bigger Than Life

Bigger Than Life has a runtime of 1h 35m (1 hour and 35 minutes).
Bigger Than Life was directed by Nicholas Ray and released in 1956.
Bigger Than Life is a Drama film (1956).
The cast of Bigger Than Life includes James Mason, Barbara Rush, Walter Matthau, Robert F. Simon, Christopher Olsen.
Bigger Than Life has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 based on 184 votes.

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