Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro
A sweet-natured, small-town guy inherits a controlling stake in a media conglomerate and begins to do business his way.
DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002
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June 1, 2009Has a couple laugh out loud scene but overall the movie is dumb and poorly acted by Sandler, terrible remake of the original. Fun to watch because it's dumb and silly like most Sandler comedies, John Turturro is hilarious in this one.
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May 11, 2009There are so many simply hilarious underlines in this movie. The black foot, the creepy "I'm around every corner butler". Hilarious.
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December 8, 2008"Don't let the fancy clothes fool you."
When Preston Blake (Harve Presnell), a remarkably wealthy media magnate, dies with neither a wife nor children, the question on the lips of most of his associates is who will inherit the estate. The surprising answer turns out to be...( read more) -
July 3, 2008Another rom com for Adam Sandler. His character inherits a lot of dosh and a share of a huge media company. He falls for Winona Ryder, but can she tell him who she really is? Adam is always adorable.
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June 28, 2008I think this is my favorite Adam Sandler movie. It manages not to be as crass as a lot of his other ones and yet somehow still manages to be funny.
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November 13, 2009Where do I start? First off, the foot with frost bite, that part is probably one of the funniest parts, yet disgusting. I would love to have a cool aid fountain.
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November 10, 2009Same plot, same story a few laughs.. And why does Winona keep her clothes on?
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November 7, 2009Good portrayal of how a billionaire can be decent no matter how much money he has!
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Critic Reviews
July 1, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
June 28, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
It's nothing more than a money maker for the filmmakers and a pointless star vehicle for Sandler. full review
June 28, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Frank Capra played this story straight. But the 2002 film doesn't really believe in it, and breaks the mood with absurdly inappropriate 'comedy' scenes. full review
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November 5, 2006omg! movie of the year! if your looking for a good laugh your pants off movie, mr.deeds is the way to go! a butler who takes an odd interest in feet, a bum on the street who can rotate his eyes 360 degrees... this movie is surely one of adam sandlers best!
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