Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Moderate
- crude
- irreverent
- slapstick
- late night comedy
- crude comedy night
What critics said
Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as an inept, repetitive crude comedy whose rape-based humor, stereotypes, and weak performances outweighed its occasional comic premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stan's fear of being raped in prison drives his martial arts training and much of the film's recurring gag structure.
Stan enters prison as a frightened fraudster but gains influence by defeating gang leaders and changing the prison hierarchy.
Stan hires The Master during his six-month reprieve and returns to prison relying on newly acquired combat skills.
Oaksburgh State Penitentiary is depicted as a heightened social system shaped by gangs, inmates, the warden, and a proposed luxury-resort conversion.
Films like Big Stan, and why
The Longest Yard
shares broad slapstick comedy, prison setting, criminal antihero, and crude institutional humor
The Foot Fist Way
shares martial arts training, exaggerated action comedy, and an outmatched protagonist seeking status
Let's Go to Prison
shares prison comedy, gang hierarchy, corrupt authority, and irreverent ensemble humor
The Hot Chick
shares crude comedy, physical gags, and an inept protagonist attempting an unlikely transformation
Movie Details
- Director
- Rob Schneider
- Release Date
- 2007-11-03
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1110)
Cast
- Rob Schneider
- David Carradine
- Jennifer Morrison
- Scott Wilson
- Tsuyoshi Abe
- Henry Gibson
- M. Emmet Walsh
- Sally Kirkland
- Richard Kind
- Dan Haggerty
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Big Stan about?
- A frightened fraudster trains with a legendary martial artist before entering prison and accidentally becomes an agent of order amid gang politics and official corruption.
- What is Big Stan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Big Stan as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Big Stan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Big Stan as moderate.
- What did critics think of Big Stan?
- Critics overwhelmingly regarded the film as an inept, repetitive crude comedy whose rape-based humor, stereotypes, and weak performances outweighed its occasional comic premise.
- Which films are like Big Stan?
- Films with a similar feel include The Longest Yard, The Foot Fist Way, Let's Go to Prison, and The Hot Chick.
- How long is Big Stan?
- Big Stan runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Big Stan?
- In United States, Big Stan is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
