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Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Carlos Jacott ... see more see more... , Richard Burgi , Aaron Michael Drozin , Gloria Garayua , Jeff Garlin , John Michael Higgins , Angie Harmon , Larry Dorf , Conrad Bachmann , Deena Adar , Emilio Rivera , Luis Chavez , Michelle Arthur , Scott L. Schwartz , Stacey Travis

A not-so-ordinary family finds a new way of paying the bills in this comedy. Dick Harper (Jim Carrey) and his wife, Jane (Téa Leoni), would seem to have it made -- Dick has a high-paying job, they liv... read more read more...e in an expensive house in the suburbs, they have two luxury cars in the driveway, and a housekeeper, Blanca (Gloria Garayua), to help look after their son, Billy. But Dick and Jane's fairy-tale life crashes head-on into reality when the firm Dick works for turns out to have been using unscrupulous accounting methods to disguise the fact they've been losing money hand over fist, and Dick has been made the fall guy for some of their dirty dealings. Suddenly flat broke, Dick and Jane must find a new way to support their lavish lifestyle, and in time they discover just the thing -- crime. A remake of Ted Kotcheff's 1977 hit (which helped re-launch Jane Fonda's screen career), Fun With Dick and Jane also stars Alec Baldwin, John Michael Higgins, and Angie Harmon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: April 11, 2006

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  • April 11, 2012
    I didnt enjoy this movie that much, it was more annoying then actually funny.
    Not a bad cast but the storyline and Plot is just silly. I dont think its even a movie worth wasting your time watching!
  • February 19, 2012
    My least favourite Jim Carrey movie. Altough it amused me enough to say it was worth my while, there was something really off about its endeavours to evoke laughter. Carrey does the best he can, so he can't be blamed for it. No, the problem is traced to the lackluster script. The... read morere are a few scenes where I came close to a genuine chuckle, but on the whole it's so flat that I felt indifferent to watching it. The only reason I continued, was in the naive hope that it would get better somehow. Sadly though, that never happened, which once again affirms my theory that all the good comedy writers died off at the turn of the millenium (look at what befalled The Simpsons for example, and you'll know that I'm right). Because while we in the 90's got great Carrey flicks like The Mask and Dumb and Dumber, we now have to settle for mediocracy like this and Yes Man. A shame to be sure, because with talent like Jim's, he deserves a lot better.
  • November 14, 2011
    Remember The Mask? The film that became so popular because of Carrey's physical comedy performances? Fun With Dick and Jane is just like that. It's not as funny neither does it have any character development but trust me. It's funny.
  • August 15, 2011
    Funny at some parts, but mostly a bad movie, I did not enjoy it almost at all, one of Jim Carreys bad movies.
  • June 24, 2011
    It was an ok film!
  • January 21, 2011
    I don't know. It's not bad. But it's just useless. There is no need for this movie. Can't imagine anyone having this as favorite movie. It's just not good enough
  • January 10, 2011
    This film was much more fun than I expected. A bit of a shame that it didn't come a little later, when there was so much more to say about the consequences of greed and America's continuing economic meltdown. That out of the way, Jim Carrey and Tea Leoni are a believable, cursed ... read morepair that made me laugh (Carrey especially). There aren't many comic actors left who can carry a bad movie the way he does with his over-the-top energy. (Indicted?!?!??!) And this isn't to say it's a bad movie; it's a one-note comedy and Alec Baldwin's the weakest link, but Judd Apatow's rebooted script is better than expected. One for a wasted Sunday, i.e. when you were out too late the Saturday before. As I may or may not have been when I caught this on TV. Check it out and have a laugh, it's alright!
  • June 25, 2010
    the first time I saw this the first half was boring but the second half was hilarious but I saw this again and it wasn't funny anymore. C
  • February 5, 2010
    Not Much, Fun With Dick And Jane. Jim Carey delivers some hilarity in this remake of the 1977 comedy show. Seems to be fashionable to make remakes these days, with Herbie, Bewitched, Dukes of Hazard and now this. Not Jim's Best.
  • January 28, 2010
    This wasn't that funny. But the ending was nice.

Critic Reviews


Andrew Sarris
January 18, 2006
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Dick and Jane thereby emerge comically and sentimentally as the unlikeliest of collectivist crusaders. Full Review

Colin Covert
December 27, 2005
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune

The movie starts off silly, soon becomes funny and then skyrockets into irrepressible hilarity. Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
December 27, 2005
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

Fun With Dick & Jane offers the faintly depressing sight of Jim Carrey, like Dick Harper, doing whatever it takes to earn his supper. Full Review

Bill Muller
December 22, 2005
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic

They are funny bits, but there are too few of them. Fun With Dick and Jane just isn't all that fun. Full Review

James Berardinelli
December 22, 2005
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

In striving for inspiration, Fun with Dick and Jane discovers moments of cleverness, but there aren't enough of them, nor are they sustained. Full Review

Peter Rainer
December 21, 2005
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Most of it plays out as sub-medium-grade farce, but Carrey has some funny calisthenic bits where he appears to have the pliability of a rubber toy. Full Review

Peter Howell
December 21, 2005
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

This kind of zany stuff is Carrey's forte, and so it is for Leoni, too. They make a grand pair, and their willingness to look stupid -- not to mention risking injury with various leaps and pratfalls -... Full Review

Mark Holcomb
December 21, 2005
Mark Holcomb, Village Voice

This Dick & Jane is precisely the kind of social-problem comedy you'd expect from well-intentioned millionaires unaccustomed to putting their money where their mouths are. Full Review

Ann Hornaday
December 21, 2005
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

It's fun, and that's fine. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
December 21, 2005
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The desperation isn't made real, and yet their robberies are all too real. It's in this weird zone, not weird enough for drama, not wild enough for comedy, and only Carrey's moment-by-moment zaniness ... Full Review

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