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The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction film produced by Warner Bros. Feature Animation and directed by Brad Bird in his directorial debut, who would later script and direct the Pixar film "The Incredibles" (2004). It is based on the 1968 novel "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes (which was published in the United States as "The Iron Giant") and was scripted by Tim McCanlies from a story treatment by Bird. The film stars the voices of Vin Diesel (
Reception.
Reception Critical response.
"The Iron Giant" received widespread critical acclaim. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 96% approval rating based on 140 reviews, with an average rating of 8.21/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "The endearing "Iron Giant" tackles ambitious topics and complex human relationships with a steady hand and beautifully animated direction from Brad Bird." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 85 out of 100 based on 29 critics,