Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics broadly found this contemporary update of Capra's original stale, indifferently acted, and unable to match its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Longfellow Deeds leaves his New Hampshire pizzeria for New York after inheriting billions, where urban opportunists exploit his naivete.
Babe Bennett poses as an innocent small-town woman while secretly reporting on Deeds for a television exposé, complicating their attraction.
Deeds inherits $40 billion and ultimately treats the fortune as a means to help people rather than as a reason to abandon his values.
Deeds is besieged by relatives, executives, reporters, and other opportunists seeking control of his inheritance.
Films like Mr. Deeds, and why
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
shared screwball romance, wealthy outsider premise, and clash between small-town sincerity and urban opportunism
The Princess Diaries
shared fish-out-of-water comedy, romantic deception, and idealistic protagonist confronting social elites
The Wedding Planner
shared romantic comedy structure, mistaken identity, and warm-hearted conflict between ordinary people and wealth
Arthur
shared comedy of manners, inheritance-driven social upheaval, and romance amid wealthy New York circles
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Brill
- Release Date
- 2002-06-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (2611)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- Winona Ryder
- John Turturro
- Allen Covert
- Peter Gallagher
- Jared Harris
- Erick Avari
- Peter Dante
- Conchata Ferrell
- Harve Presnell
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mr. Deeds about?
- A guileless New Hampshire pizzeria owner inherits a fortune and tries to preserve his kindness while New York opportunists—and a deceptive reporter—close in.
- What is Mr. Deeds like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mr. Deeds as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Mr. Deeds violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Mr. Deeds.
- What did critics think of Mr. Deeds?
- Critics broadly found this contemporary update of Capra's original stale, indifferently acted, and unable to match its predecessor.
- Which films are like Mr. Deeds?
- Films with a similar feel include Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, The Princess Diaries, The Wedding Planner, and Arthur.
- How long is Mr. Deeds?
- Mr. Deeds runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mr. Deeds?
- In United States, Mr. Deeds is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex.
