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Mr. Deeds (2002)
Director: Steven Brill
Cast: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, John Turturro, Allen Covert
5.8
22%Runtime97 min
Rating12A
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When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.
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Fans of Adam Sandler's signature comedic style will enjoy his performance in the 2002 film Mr. Deeds, directed by Steven Brill. Sandler brings his trademark charm and relatability to the role of a small-town man thrust into the glitz and glamour of the big city, offering a heartwarming blend of humor and romance.
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Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Steven Brill, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sid Ganis and Jack Giarraputo. It stars Adam Sandler in the title role, alongside Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher, Jared Harris, Allen Covert, Erick Avari, and John Turturro. The film is a remake of the 1936 Frank Capra film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, which itself was based on the 1935 short story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland. It tells the story of a pizzeria owner who learns that he is the heir of a late multi-billionaire.
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