Mr. Deeds

Mr. Deeds (2002)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (155 reviews)

  • 68% of users liked it
    (674,192 ratings)

One of Frank Capra's best-loved stories gets a modernized and wildly slapstick reinterpretation in this romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler. 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… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Tim Herlihy
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 28, 2002 Wide
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Derek Adams, Time Out

    The star and his numbskull cronies piss on Capra's grave with acrid insincerity.

  • Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

    Let's cut to the consumer-advice bottom line: Stay home.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    It's not just that the movie itself is wicked awful, it's that Mr. Deeds brings out the worst in Adam Sandler.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    There's nothing funny about this.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    The projectors in the theater practically shut down with boredom.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    Mr. Deeds is yet another awful Adam Sandler comedy. I saw this in the theatre when it came out, and came out disappointed. The film was terrible, unfunny garbage that just didn't deliver anything good or entertaining for the viewer. Mr. Deeds is an unfunny comedy that is simply… More

  • Sam B


    People tell me I place too much importance in review scores - that I like movies based on how much critics like them. That is categorically not true, and Mr. Deeds is my go-to example for that. It's a guilty pleasure to say the least - as a Sandler film, its just what you'd… More

  • Dead A


    Corney word is written all over it. Watchable.

  • Scott G


    don't hold your breath for a laugh, you'll be holding it for 2 hours of a badly written script, something you expect alot from films with Adam Sandler, all but Click.

  • Albert K


    Uninspired humor and dull plot. Only thing that redeems this snorefest is Adam Sandler.

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