
Movies that feel like Shallow Hal (2001)
If you loved Shallow Hal, the closest films we have are There's Something About Mary (1998), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) and The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985). All three share Shallow Hal's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 7 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video and others, checked against today's data.
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If Shallow Hal hit the spot, these will too

The same hand behind both of them: Peter Farrelly
The difference: Reviewed even better

Both are working the same pair: dating, falling in love
The difference: None of the stillness Shallow Hal is built on

One thread runs through both: falling in love

Witty and playful in the same breath

Both land dream logic and romance at once

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dating

Two things both keep coming back to: obesity and hospital

The same mix in both: stillness, then tenderness

Witty comedy, and it commits to that

Both lean on play more than on drama

Common ground: hospital

The same two preoccupations: overweight, and overweight man
The difference: Leans harder into science fiction than Shallow Hal does
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