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Nobody's Fool

6.5

4,553

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Original title

Nobody's Fool

Year

1994

Running time

124 min.

Country

United States

Director

Robert Benton

Screenwriter

Robert Benton. Novel: Richard Russo

Cast

Music

Howard Shore

Cinematography

John Bailey

Producer

Capella International, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Cinehaus-Shapiro

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Comedy-Drama. Family Relationships. Old Age / Elderly

Synopsis

Sully is a rascally ne'er-do-well approaching retirement age. While he is pressing a worker's compensation suit for a bad knee, he secretly works for his nemesis, Carl, and flirts with Carl's young wife Toby. Sully's long- forgotten son and family have moved back to town, so Sully faces unfamiliar family responsibilities. Meanwhile, Sully's landlady's banker son plots to push through a new development and evict Sully from his mother's life.

Awards: 1994: 2 Nominations for Oscar: Best Actor (Paul Newman), Adapted Screenplay

1994: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best principal Drama (Paul Newman)

1995: Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear - Best Actor (Paul Newman)

1994: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Paul Newman)

1994: Chlotrudis Awards: Nominated Best Supporting Actor (Bruce Willis)

1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated for Best Actor (Paul Newman)

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Critics' reviews

"Nobody's Fool functions mostly as a character study, but it's also Benton's elegy to America's endangered small towns. It's a gem."

Edward Guthmann: SFGATE
"In Benton's able hands this authentic, engagingly humane movie evolves into a casual treasure of stolen moments, where nothing much happens and yet everything happens"

Jeff Shannon: Seattle Times
"Nobody's Fool is so eloquently straightforward, it practically sings to the soul."

Desson Thomson: The Washington Post
"Nobody’s Fool shines with intelligence and grace and the natural light of fine moviemaking. Like a shot of superior whiskey, it’s a sharp comfort in the grayness of winter"

Lisa Schwarzbaum: Entertainment Weekly
"If Nobody's Fool is often heartbreaking in its sense of loss, it is also hopeful in the strength of its emotions and the sheer beauty of its performances."

Caryn James: The New York Times
"Benton's character-driven film is sprinkled with small pleasures; the dramatic developments here don't take place in the noisy, calamitous manner that is customary these days."

Todd McCarthy: Variety

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User history

Nobody's Fool

1994

Robert Benton

6.5

(4,553)