Shallow Hal

2001 · 1h54 · Film

Directed by Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly

Starring Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, Rene Kirby, Bruce McGill, Tony Robbins, Susan Ward, Zen Gesner, Brooke Burns

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Exhausted Happy

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Sean Moynihan

Music

Adam Schlesinger, William Goodrum

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Cast

Joe Viterelli, Rene Kirby, Bruce McGill, Tony Robbins, Susan Ward, Zen Gesner, Brooke Burns, Rob Moran, Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani

Updated July 22, 2026

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