Nobody's Fool
1994 · Movie · R · 110 min · ★ 6.9 · 89% critics
In a snowy small town, a scrappy older man tries to stay afloat while pursuing a workplace injury claim, taking odd jobs from a longtime rival, and stirring up trouble with some risky flirting. When family he’s avoided comes back into his life and a local power player threatens his home, he’s pushed to rethink what he owes to others.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-12-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (343 votes)
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a funny, tender small-town character story about second chances and messy relationships; Not for you if you need a tight plot or broad laughs like High Fidelity.
Pros: warm small-town humor; strong ensemble performances; heartfelt family themes | Cons: meandering slice-of-life pace; uneven tone shifts; some dated moments
Themes
- small town
- illegal employment
- retirement
- new york state
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1995 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1995 · nominated
Cast & crew
Paul Newman
as Sully Sullivan
Bruce Willis
as Carl Roebuck
Melanie Griffith
as Toby Roebuck
Jessica Tandy
as Beryl Peoples
Dylan Walsh
as Peter Sullivan
Pruitt Taylor Vince
as Rub Squeers
Gene Saks
as Wirf Wirfley
Josef Sommer
as Clive Peoples Jr.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Officer Raymer
Philip Bosco
as Judge Flatt
Directed by Robert Benton