Shallow Hal

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 54mPG-13🏆 #5492 Top Rated

ComedyDramaFantasyRomance

⭐ 6

IMDB Rating

152,896 votes

A superficial man now sees only the inner beauty of a very fat woman.

Director

N/A

Writers

Sean Moynihan, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Stars

Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

Release Date

November 9, 2001

Language

English

Country

United States, Germany

🎯 3

Nominations

💬 482

Reviews

📋 79.3K

Watchlists

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jack Black

as Hal

Gwyneth Paltrow

as Rosemary

Jason Alexander

as Mauricio

Joe Viterelli

as Steve Shanahan

👤

Rene Kirby

as Walt

Bruce McGill

as Reverend Larson

Anthony Robbins

as Tony Robbins

Susan Ward

as Jill

Zen Gesner

as Ralph

Brooke Burns

as Katrina

💰 Box Office

$141,069,860

Worldwide Gross

$70,839,203

Domestic Gross

$22,518,295

Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.85 : 1

Sound

DTS

Sound

Dolby Digital

Color

Filming Location

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Production

Twentieth Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment, Shallow Hal Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. KG

🏷️ Keywords

inner beautynudityalternative realityalternate worldnickname as title

🎯 Categories

High-Concept ComedyRomantic ComedyComedyDramaFantasyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Shallow Hal might have a pretty divisive premise in today's culture, but the message and character growth champion worth and dignity while making you laugh.

by Paragon240 • 2022-09-14

8/10

"This movie would never be allowed to release in today's world, but it was a hit when it came out in 2001, and it's because it really is a funny, sweet movie. What could be a crude and offensive movie is thoughtful and even deep at moments while being laugh-out-loud hilarious. Jack Black plays the same lovable goofball as always, except this time, his character struggles with only caring about a person's appearance and his particular expectations on how they should look. But as the movie progresses, Hal grows and matures, discovering the beauty in everyone, both inside and out. S..."