Tim Burton: Ranking His Movies From Worst To Best
7. Big Fish (2004)
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You'll either love it or hate it, but Big Fish is an ambitious and touching entry in the Burton canon, and one which - thank God - places him in fairly new territory (without Johnny Depp, but still paired with Helena Bonham Carter). But there's far less wackiness here and much more emotional value, making Big Fish a relatively obsure Tim Burton movie, if only in the sense that its priorities seem like different business. A father and son story - though one which still feels Tim Burton-esque (in this case, that's a compliment) - Big Fish manages to be uplifting, heartwarming and funny in equal measure. A sort of Wizard of Oz/Grimm Fairytale rolled into one, it is not without its inherent Burton flaws (and the film is not without its major detractors), though as a movie which chooses to explore the tricky line between fantasy and reality, Burton certainly pulls the whole thing off marvellously.