

Shallow Hal
Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $141.1M
- Language
- English
- overweight
- hypnosis
- overweight man
- rejection
- death of father
- volunteer
- overweight woman
- superficiality
- obesity
- hospital
- dating
- falling in love
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalPG-131 Nov 2001
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical121 Feb 2002
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM1 Jan 2002
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT1215 Feb 2002
BrazilBR
- Theatrical121 Nov 2001
CzechiaCZ
- TheatricalU30 May 2002
FranceFR
- TheatricalU6 Mar 2002
- Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
GermanyDE
- Theatrical614 Feb 2002
GreeceGR
- Theatrical137 Mar 2002
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT1621 Mar 2002
IrelandIE
- Theatrical121 Feb 2002
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT12 Apr 2002
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Shallow Hal was released on 1 November 2001.
Audience reviews
4- J7/10
John Chard
11/13/2014
Shallow Hal wants a gal. Hal Larsen (Jack Black) only ever dates beautiful trophy women on account of advice he received on his death bed from his father. However, a chance meeting with a self-help guru helps him to see inner beauty first and foremost. Soon after, he falls in love with his boss' severely overweight daughter, which as it raises eyebrows everywhere the couple go, Hal is oblivious as to what everyone…
- W7/10
Wuchak
12/29/2018
***Fun romcom with a worthy message*** A shallow man (Jack Black) from Charlotte, North Carolina, falls in love with a 300 lb. woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) after Tony Robbins enables him to see inner merit. Jason Alexander is on hand as his best friend. “Shallow Hal” (2001) is a romcom that’s both amusing and meaningful. The movie stresses the importance of inward beauty, which Hal was incapable of seeing because of…
- K7/10
Kamurai
7/26/2020
Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Now, I'm honestly not the biggest fans of this cast: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jason Alexander, but that's not to discredit their acting abilities, and I don't just limit that to these performances as everyone did a great job. Because of the complexity of the story itself, they clearly wanted to make this as silly and palatable as possible so every…
- T8/10
The Movie Mob
9/14/2022
**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.** 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…
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