Tim Burton´s fantasy-drama is based on the novel by Daniel Wallace and adapted for the screen by John August. A dying Edward Bloom (Albert Finney as the old man and Ewan McGregor as the younger) has always had a willing audience to hear the amazing tales from his travels around the world in his younger years. His fantastical stories include giants, blizzards, a witch and cojoined-twin lounge singers, and everyone he meets is always happy to listen; that is until he meets Will (Billy Crudup), his estranged and grown-up son.
Will´s mother, Sandra (Jessica Lange) is keen to reunite father with son before Edward dies and Will attempts to piece together his father´s life and character through the stories he tells. Cynical, however, of the tales his father tells, Will decides to search for the truth and goes off in search of a mysterious woman (Helena Bonham-Carter) who may know the answers.