Movies like The Nutty Professor

Key Features:: Body swap, Love triangle, Invention, Split personality, Self-acceptance, Romantic comedy, Physical comedy, University setting, Charismatic protagonist, Nudity-moderate
Tone:: humorous, whimsical, satirical
Target Audience:: Comedy fans, Romantic comedy viewers, Body image themes, Eddie Murphy fans
Emotional Arc:: Insecurity → Confidence → Acceptance

The Nutty Professor

1996-06-28

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.

Genres

Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction

Cast

Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle, John Ales, Patricia Wilson, Jamal Mixon, Nichole McAuley, Hamilton von Watts

Crew

Tom Shadyac, David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein, Steve Oedekerk, Tom Shadyac

Rating

★5.6(3024 votes)