The Iron Giant
It came from outer space!
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
- Director
- Brad Bird
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $23M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
25 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Iron Giant actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Iron Giant appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #37
Placed at #37 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #39
Placed at #39 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Animation Movies Ranked #43
Placed at #43 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #46
Placed at #46 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #83
Placed at #83 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #220
Placed at #220 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Iron Giant returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $50M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $23M
- Release date
- Aug 6, 1999
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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