Why it may be worth watching
- Mr. Deeds combines Comedy and Romance elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro.
- Viewers currently rate it 5.9/10 from 2,641 votes.
Movie
Mr. Deeds
Don't let the fancy clothes fool you.
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.
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Cast
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
Steve BuscemiCrazy Eyes
Blake ClarkBuddy Ward
John McEnroeJohn McEnroe
Viewing guide
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Romance.
Content notes
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Themes and topics
new york citylove letternew hampshireliarcity country contrastinheritancebillionairekindness
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Reviews
KamuraiExternal review ·
Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
This has all the hallmarks, and cast, of most typical Happy Madison productions, but with a lot of money involved, both in the characters and the production value. I think this is the movie where John McEnroe started getting involved.
The character work in this is either drastically good or drastically bad, and they definitely experimented with some ideas they had in the backlog.
The "rags to riches" trope crossed with the "NYC is a cesspool of money corruption" trope is actually inspired. …
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Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
This has all the hallmarks, and cast, of most typical Happy Madison productions, but with a lot of money involved, both in the characters and the production value. I think this is the movie where John McEnroe started getting involved.
The character work in this is either drastically good or drastically bad, and they definitely experimented with some ideas they had in the backlog.
The "rags to riches" trope crossed with the "NYC is a cesspool of money corruption" trope is actually inspired. There is a great script in this movie, behind all the Sandler style humor, but that humor does make it fun, I just wish there was an adjustable setting sometimes.
Ultimately anything that isn't funny or charming in this is brief enough that you can overlook it pretty easily.
Andre GonzalesExternal review ·
I love Adam Sandler movies. This one is another favorite. A hick guy finds out he just inherited millions. Very funny movie, sneaky sneaky sir! Never underestimate the sneakiness.
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