Big
The front-runner pattern fits Big: strong in the opening rounds, shakier as the field thins. The 45% overall rate reflects a film that capitalizes on soft draws. The role that turned Tom Hanks from a comedian into a movie star, built on a high concept that the 1980s loved and a performance that transcended the era. Nostalgia is a real bracket weapon, and few films from this period carry more of it. At 1.1s average, voters make up their minds quickly — a gut preference rather than a weighed comparison.
Synopsis
When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.
First impressions do the heavy lifting. 50% in the opening round is where Big is most convincing — by the final at 33%, the field has thinned to the films it can't outrun.
Apollo 13 at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. Philadelphia is the film Big can't figure out — just 33% in their matchups. Cast Away causes similar problems at 33%.
Tom Hanks: America's Dad is Big's bracket: it clears the early rounds consistently but meets its ceiling in the final against Forrest Gump (33%).
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