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Mr. Deeds
“Don't let the fancy clothes fool you.”
5.9 / 10• 2002• 1h 37m•PG-13• English
ComedyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Adam Sandler
Longfellow Deeds
Lead
Winona Ryder
Babe Bennett
John Turturro
Emilio Lopez
Allen Covert
Marty
Peter Gallagher
Chuck Cedar
Jared Harris
Mac McGrath
Erick Avari
Cecil Anderson
Peter Dante
Murph
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Steven Brill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mr. Deeds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
