Mr. Deeds
Seen it?2002 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 22% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Seven Year Itch or Pretty Woman, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
22% on Rotten Tomatoes, 24 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: Nominated for 2 Razzies, the "worst of the year" awards.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$171 million worldwide on a $50 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 195K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Brill
- Adam SandlerLongfellow Deeds
- Winona RyderBabe Bennett
- John TurturroEmilio Lopez
- Allen CovertMarty
- Peter GallagherChuck Cedar
- Jared HarrisMac McGrath
- Erick AvariCecil Anderson
- Peter DanteMurph
- Conchata FerrellJan
- Harve PresnellPreston Blake