The Fortune

PG

1975

1h 28m

Comedy

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36%

11 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

250+ Ratings

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In the 1920s, it is against the law to transport a woman across state lines for "immoral purposes." But Nicky (Warren Beatty) thinks he has a found a way around this by having his friend Oscar (Jack Nicholson) do the transporting for him, allowing him to later reunite with his wife, Freddie (Stockard Channing), in California. There are, however, two big problems -- Oscar falls in love with Freddie, and Freddie becomes convinced they are doing this only to get to her family money.

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Joe S

Snotty reviews by artsy-fartsy critics who just didn't get it doomed this 1975 movie, which is a Mike Nichols homage to 1930s screwball comedies. The photography is quite beautiful, including in the evocation of a long-gone way of cross-country train travel. Jack Nicholson both mugs and underplays in the role, and Warren Beatty is perfect as the dimwitted buddy/straight man. But Stockard Channing runs away with the picture, both as the beautiful ditz heiress and in the pure gutsy physicality of her performance. A very good movie to see for the first time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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James C

What a couple of assholes Nicholson and Beatty appear to be in this. Stockard Channing is great. Mike Nichols was right to take eight years off from directing after this. What is the explanation? Cocaine?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Stephen C

The least funny 01 hour: and 28 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/22

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Audience Member

I love this movie. It is fall-down funny. The three leads are terrific. Stockard Channing is flawless. It bubbles along beautifully. I don't understand why it is poorly reviewed. One of the funniest films of the 70s.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Critics get paid for their good reviews so do not believe them. Again just watch it. Its hilarious.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Everyone hated this film. They were all wrong. it is a bizarre black comedy masterpiece like no other made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Mike Nichols

Director

Jack Nicholson

Oscar

Warren Beatty

Nicky

Stockard Channing

Freddie

Florence Stanley

Mrs. Gould

Richard B. Shull

Chief Detective Sergeant Jack Power

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Kevin Maher

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The movie remains essential viewing for Tinseltown completists, and there are some smart set pieces from the director Mike Nichols, including a slapstick traffic jam on a midnight bridge.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 22, 2024

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

[Stockard Channing] is a fine-grained, robust comic talent who keeps the film in proper balance by being just as intensely lunatic as her two co-stars. [Full review in Spanish]

May 9, 2005

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Roger Moore

Movie Nation

Brisk and occasionally loud, the script never quite hits the funnybone and the players can’t compensate for that.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 28, 2024

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The Fortune slowly-but-surely begins to peter out once it progresses into its distressingly meandering midsection...

Rated: 2/4

Mar 20, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...worth a look as one of the last gasps of the now-unfashionable screwball genre...

Rated: 3/5

Jul 11, 2021

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Jacoba Atlas

Los Angeles Free Press

A major disappointment.

Nov 27, 2019

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Synopsis

In the 1920s, it is against the law to transport a woman across state lines for "immoral purposes." But Nicky (Warren Beatty) thinks he has a found a way around this by having his friend Oscar (Jack Nicholson) do the transporting for him, allowing him to later reunite with his wife, Freddie (Stockard Channing), in California. There are, however, two big problems -- Oscar falls in love with Freddie, and Freddie becomes convinced they are doing this only to get to her family money.

Director: Mike Nichols
Producer: Hank Moonjean
Screenwriter: Carole Eastman
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Vista
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 30, 2014
Runtime: 1h 28m

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