BE KIND, REWINDThe Iron Giant is a 1999 animation film directed by Brad Bird, certificate U, 87 minutes long. To own it on Apple TV in the UK cost £7.99 on 14 October 2026, or £3.49 to rent.
In 1957 Maine, a boy befriends a huge metal robot that fell from space, while a government agent closes in. Based on Ted Hughes’s The Iron Man; it flopped, then became beloved.
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Rating, length and today’s prices: Apple’s British iTunes listing, checked 2026-10-14. Poster © its owner, shown only to identify the film.
