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Will Bloom, a journalist (Billy Crudup), returns home with his wife to visit his dying father Edward (elder played by Albert Finney, younger played by [[Ewan McGregor]]). He is displeased to find that his father continues to tell the same old [[Tall Tale|tall tales]] he's told all his life, and has now enraptured his wife. Still, he's determined to [[Tell Me About My Father|write his father's story]], and searches for some of the people his father crossed paths with. The further he searches, the more he finds that those stories might not be as far-fetched as they once seemed.
 
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* [[Anachronic Order]]: Sort of. Edward's childhood encounter with the Witch is one of the first stories that he tells Will. We later learn that {{spoiler|she was inspired by the adult Jenny, who began living alone after Spectre dried up and Edward rejected her}}. Because of the [[Unreliable Narrator]], it's hard to tell where/if the latter events fit into Edward's tall tales, but it's still Lampshaded by Will.
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'''Jenny''': It's logical if you think like your father.}}
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Will pulls this on Edward at the beginning, accusing his father of being a self-centered asshole who hides behind tall tales because they're easier to deal with than the real world. The rest of the movie follows his attempts at reconciliation.
* [[The Catfish]]: The first of many tall tales spun by his father, notable for its occurrence during his son's birth.
* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Edward's [[Dull Surprise|calm]] answer to the North Korean duo's [[What the Fu Are You Doing?|intimidating display]] [[Funny Bruce Lee Noises|of]] skillful martial arts is a pair of [[Night Vision Goggles]]... and [[Battle Discretion Shot|a total]] [[Relax-O-Vision|blackout]].
* [[Conjoined Twins]]
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{{quote|'''Edward''': Your name's different. Did you get married?
'''Jenny''': Yeah. I was 18, he was 28. Turns out it was a big difference.}}
* [[TheLegendary Catfish]]: The first of many tall tales spun by his father, notable for its occurrence during his son's birth.
* [[Lighter and Softer]]: Surprisingly, one of [[Tim Burton]]'s more recent films that [[Playing Against Type|isn't dark or gothic.]]
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Edward upon first seeing Sandra.
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