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Nobody's Fool

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Nobody's Fool

R

Released Nov 2, 2018

1h 50m

Romance

Comedy

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After serving five years in prison, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get back on her feet. The feisty ex-con becomes suspicious and concerned when Danica tells her that she's in a long-distance, online relationship with a mysterious man she's never seen. As the polar opposites start to collide, Tanya soon discovers that her sibling's picture-perfect life may not be what it seems.

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Critics Consensus

Nobody's Fool has a pair of strong leads and a smattering of scenes that highlight Tiffany Haddish's talents -- all of which only make the uninspired end results more frustrating.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

The movie is bad in all the ways Perry's movies are usually bad - it's haphazardly paced, riddled with plot holes, and thuddingly overstated in its moralizing - but that doesn't matter whenever Haddish is onscreen.

Feb 24, 2020

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Steve Davis

Austin Chronicle

You feel like you're the victim of a cruel bait-and-switch, lured into thinking Nobody's Fool would be a crappy but nevertheless entertaining Tiffany Haddish movie, only to have it turn out to be a crappy but nevertheless crappy Tyler Perry movie.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 8, 2018

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

It's something like five movies in one. Or maybe it's five movies in two. Or six movies in three. It's a mess, whatever it is, but it's not without its charms.

Nov 5, 2018

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Cory Woodroof

The Playlist

Perry needs to let Nobodys Fool be his last journey into crass comedy.

Rated: C

Feb 10, 2022

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Paul McGuire Grimes

KSTP-TV (St. Paul, MN)

It's quite funny if you're a Tiffany Haddish fan.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 5, 2020

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

There's no excuse for staging and editing so bad that they preclude both drama and comedy.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 25, 2020

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Sherry F

Obv. the silver spoon critics don't like this movie. WHICH MEANS IT'S HILARIOUS! I'm not a fan of romantic comedies, but Tyler Perry killed it! The female characters are written and performed amazing. I full on cackle and loud laugh. Maybe it's because I've known people like this, but I couldn't be more moved by the characters. Tanya, and Kalli are my hands down favorites. Frank is well rounded as the love interest without taking over the focus from Danica. If you have friends from the school of hard knocks, this movie is for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/14/23

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John B

really didn't enjoy this one as it was nasty and not funny either

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/22/22

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Audience Member

I loved this movie! I think Tiffany Haddish is so funny! I love Omari Hardwick in this too!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Audience Member

Lighthearted, and funny! I loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Disappointing. I love Tiffany Haddish and I love the concept of the movie about a woman being catfished and her crazy sister trying to help her find out who it really is. I don't even mind the little love story with the barista. But this movie was just bad. It was so all over the place. I felt like I was watching every episode of Friends or HIMYM at the same time. That whole "will they, won't they" thing got annoying very quickly. SPOILERS ARE FOLLOWING SO STOP READING NOW IF YOU HAVENT WATCHED IT. I would have preferred if they spent more time on the whole researching who the guy was, and had Nev and Max actually go with the characters to confront the catfish. I also wish they would have just kept the story line a little more simple, let it just be a catfish and not have that stupid "plot twist" where she was taking to the real guy the whole time. It did not make sense, and it elongated the movie unnecessarily. Like they should have just had her find out he was a catfish, then had her get with coffee shop dude and that be it. Not this whole back and forth thing where he is a catfish and then she gets with coffee dude and then all of a sudden homeboy isn't a catfish anymore! So she gets with the original guy only to realize original guy sucked and ended up back with the barista annoying!!!! If people wanna watch this just stop after the part where she meets the catfish guy and leave it at that.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

I enjoyed every minute of this movie! Great story, great characters. May not be award winning acting but this was a refreshing Rom Com that can and should be enjoyed by everyone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Kalli

Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - You Want Some Head?

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Chris Rock's Wheelchair Karate

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - The Had Great Sex

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Caught Cheating

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Trying to Get Laid

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - When Your Ex Still Loves You

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - You Will Live to Love Again

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Tiffany Haddish Ruins a Wedding

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Begging for Love

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Nobody's Fool: Official Clip - Drunk Date & Bad Sex

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Synopsis

After serving five years in prison, wild child Tanya looks to her buttoned-up, by-the-book sister Danica to help her get back on her feet. The feisty ex-con becomes suspicious and concerned when Danica tells her that she's in a long-distance, online relationship with a mysterious man she's never seen. As the polar opposites start to collide, Tanya soon discovers that her sibling's picture-perfect life may not be what it seems.

Director: Tyler Perry
Producer: Mark E. Swinton, Will Areu
Screenwriter: Tyler Perry
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Tyler Perry Studios, BET Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Material|Sexual Content)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $31.7M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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