5.1 Score

2001 • 1h 54min • PG-13 • Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Shallow Hal

"True love is worth the weight."

After 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.

IMDb 6.0

RT 50%

MC 48

Director

Bobby Farrelly

Writers

Peter Farrelly

Bobby Farrelly

Sean Moynihan

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Jack Black

Hal Larson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Rosemary Shanahan

Jason Alexander

Mauricio Wilson

Joe Viterelli

Steve Shanahan

Rene Kirby

Walt

Bruce McGill

Reverend Larson

Tony Robbins

Susan Ward

Jill

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Gwyneth Paltrow Rosemary Shanahan

Jason Alexander Mauricio Wilson

Joe Viterelli Steve Shanahan

Rene Kirby Walt

Bruce McGill Reverend Larson

Tony Robbins Tony Robbins

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