在這個寂寂無名的小鎮裡，布艾榮(阿爾拔芬尼飾演)無疑是個傳奇人物，他經常提及他年輕(伊雲麥葵格飾演)的故事，鎮上所有人都愛聽，對他的經歷都感到嘖嘖稱奇：甚麼巨人、馬戲班裡的人狼、用玻璃眼看東西的巫婆，以及酒廊裡的連體女歌手，都是他的朋友；他的足跡更遍佈世界各地。眾人每每都聽得入神，唯獨是他的兒子布威廉(比利古達飾)對他所說的故事不以為然，認為他是天方夜譚。兒子因為不想活於這個只懂吹噓的父親的影子下，更覺得這個小鎮沒有容納自己的空間，就這樣他一走了之去了巴黎，開拓自己的前途。 多年後，兒子得悉父親病危，便立即回老家看他，希望在父親臨終前，嘗試在他的傳奇裡找回真正屬於這個現實世界的他，他發現，自己原來一直都不太了解父親，到最後他亦意識到自己竟走著與父親一樣的路。

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

Beleaguered adventurer Carl Denham returns to the island where he found King Kong.

Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.