Shallow Hal

"True love is worth the weight."

Nov 9 2001 PG-13 1h 54m
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a largely obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?

Written by

Sean Moynihan, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Directed by

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Cast

Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Conundrum Entertainment, 20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

3 nominations total

Trailers
Shallow Hal Trailer (2001)
Scores
# of Votes
148,772
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA