Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
A meek geneticist battles his aggressively confident alter ego while pursuing romance and relying on his unruly family for help.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- raucous
- cheerfully vulgar
- irreverent
- casual comedy night
- nostalgic 2000s movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found Eddie Murphy's ensemble performance energetic and amusing but judged the film undermined by uneven pacing, a weak script, and gross-out skits.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sherman Klump struggles against the independent Buddy Love persona, which demands freedom and obstructs his romantic life.
The rowdy Klump family is recruited to help Sherman eliminate Buddy Love.
Eddie Murphy portrays Sherman, Buddy, Granny, Mama, Papa, Young Papa, Ernie, and Lance Perkins.
Sherman's DNA research and laboratory work provide the mechanism for Buddy Love's emergence and attempted removal.
Films like Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, and why
The Nutty Professor
shared broad comedy, multiple-character performance, romantic conflict, and exaggerated body humor
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
shared science-fiction comedy premise, alter-ego identity conflict, and high-concept slapstick
Big Momma's House
shared star-driven comedy, comic transformation, family dysfunction, and gross-out humor
The Mask
shared romantic comedy structure, eccentric scientific premise, and heightened physical comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Segal
- Release Date
- 2000-07-27
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (1452)
Cast
- Eddie Murphy
- Janet Jackson
- Larry Miller
- John Ales
- Richard Gant
- Anna Maria Horsford
- Melinda McGraw
- Jamal Mixon
- Gabriel Williams
- Chris Elliott
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps about?
- A meek geneticist battles his aggressively confident alter ego while pursuing romance and relying on his unruly family for help.
- What is Nutty Professor II: The Klumps like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nutty Professor II: The Klumps violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
- What did critics think of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps?
- Critics generally found Eddie Murphy's ensemble performance energetic and amusing but judged the film undermined by uneven pacing, a weak script, and gross-out skits.
- Which films are like Nutty Professor II: The Klumps?
- Films with a similar feel include The Nutty Professor, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Big Momma's House, and The Mask.
- How long is Nutty Professor II: The Klumps?
- Nutty Professor II: The Klumps runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nutty Professor II: The Klumps?
- In United States, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
