Nothing to Lose

Nothing to Lose (1997)

  • 29% of critics liked it
    (24 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (46,816 ratings)

Two men with nothing in common become unlikely companions in this comedy. Advertising executive Nick Beame (Tim Robbins) is not having a good day when he comes home from work to discover that his wife Ann (Kelly Preston) is having an affair with another man -- who, adding insult to injury, happens… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Steve Oedekerk
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 18, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Oct 30, 2001
Touchstone Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    For every fresh, funny scene... there is another that is incredibly forced.

  • Karina Montgomery, Cinerina

    Too embarrassing for Robbins

  • Clint Morris, Moviehole

    Robbins and Lawrence make the perfect duo. Funny as hell.

  • Audrey Rock-Richardson, Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

    Robbins' understated depression and Lawrence' hyperactive ranting are the perfectly hilarious foil for one another.

  • Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star

    A fantastic comedy. Lawrence and Robbins share an electric chemstry.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • EightThirty .


    04/09/2011 (ONLINE) <b>FUNNY! </b>I enjoyed this awkward partnership that made things dangerously hilarious. Putting oil with water only causes separation but if you shake things up you have "Nothing to Lose" right? This is old-school for me and seeing it now… More

  • Bethany M


    Hilarious. Tim Robbins and Martin Lawerence make a surprisingly brilliant comedy act. Must see film!

  • Cassie H


    Doesn't even deserve half of a star.

  • Tim S


    Forgettable mid-nineties comedy that did absolutely nothing for Martin Lawrence's career - or for Tim Robinson's for that matter.

  • Phil H


    Martin Lawrence's best comedy ever haha and a surprisingly funny match up with Robbins made this a surprisingly good film. There are some really good moments in this eg. Lawrence dangling out of a window tied to a chair, Robbins on fire, Robbins going nuts at a CCTV, Robbins… More

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