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Shallow Hal
Sign in to save2001 film by Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
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6.2After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
Released: 2001-11-01114 minDir: Peter FarrellyComedy, Drama, Fantasy, RomanceBudget: $40.0MBox office: $141M
Cast
- Jack Black as Hal Larson
- Gwyneth Paltrow as Rosemary Shanahan
- Jason Alexander as Mauricio Wilson
- Joe Viterelli as Steve Shanahan
- Rene Kirby as Walt
- Bruce McGill as Reverend Larson
Themes
- overweight
- hypnosis
- overweight man
- rejection
- death of father
- volunteer
- overweight woman
- superficiality
- obesity
- hospital
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Ratings
IMDb
6/10
152,718 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
49%
Metacritic
48/100
- Year
- 2001
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 108
- FilmAffinity ID
- 860097
- Official website
- www.foxjapan.com/movies/shallowhal/shaker.html
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- publication date
- 2002-02-14
- title
- Shallow Hal
- review score
- 49%
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2000s fantasy comedy films2001 American films2001 English-language films2001 films2001 romantic comedy films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican fantasy comedy filmsAmerican romantic comedy filmsEnglish-language fantasy comedy filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy filmsFilms about body imageFilms about hypnosisFilms about obesityFilms directed by the Farrelly brothersFilms set in MontanaFilms shot in Charlotte, North CarolinaFilms shot in MassachusettsFilms with screenplays by the Farrelly brothersTemplate film date with 1 release date