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Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell ... see more see more... , Katt Williams , Lester '"Rasta" Speight , Anthony Russell , Floyd Levine , Michael Colyar , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Pat Crawford Brown , Jeanette Miller , Marlon Wayans , Alexis Rhee , Khamani Griffin , Austin Reid , Lindsey Sims-Lewis , China Anderson , Kristen Schaal , Rob Huebel , Michael Vossler , Travis Vossler , Mason Knight , Jonathan Meyer Robinson , Yves Lola St. Vil , Richard Gant , Susan Beaubian , John Gatins , Laura Ortiz , Miles Robbins , Charlie Murphy , Hayley Marie Norman , Sara Sanderson , Smith Cho , Esther Friedman , Lonnie Henderson , Carmen Rojas , Marianne Muellerleile , Frank Langley IV , Donald Johnson , Greta Bommelje , Jesse Mendel , Kayren Wallace , Kendra McCulty , Amanda Sawyer , Cameron Ur , Lisa Marie Fernandez , Taylor Kennedy , Hakeem Washington , Fumi Desalu , Sammy B. Wills , Shyann Shane Lee , Richard Corgiat , Marc De'Antone , Vince Micelli , Ollie Rasbury , Donald Bell , Ron Cole , Eurydice Davis , Angelo George , Anthony Vela , Virgil E. Carter , Lauren Miller , Sally Stevens , Carmen Twillie , John West , Wendy Fraser , Terri Koide , Clydene Jackson-Edwards , Josef Powell , Kathryn Bostic , Maxine Waters , Terry Wood , Gerald White , Kipp Lennon , Darryl Phinnessee , Louis Price , Oren Waters , Craig L. Copeland , Bob Joyce , Guy Maeda , Alvin Chea , Donna Medine , Neisha Folkes , Kristin Denelhy , Lucas Raynaud , Tyrell Washington , Reginald Jackson , Celestina Aladekoba , Jennifer Lauren Grant

A meek and lovable milquetoast married to an overbearing, overweight tyrant finds his life turned upside down when he meets the woman of his dreams in this romantic comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Thand... read more read more...ie Newton, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Eddie Griffin. His entire life, Norbit (Murphy) has been picked on and put down, and after being bullied into marrying the most obnoxious woman in town (also Murphy) it appears as if that's the way things will remain until the day he dies. Upon meeting the one woman who seems to accept him for who he is, Norbit is instilled with a newfound sense of hope for the future. In order to find true happiness, however, Norbit will first have to gather the courage to stand up to his monstrous spouse once and for all. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Brian Robbins

Release Date: February 9, 2007

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DVD Release Date: June 5, 2007

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    April 24, 2012
    TheDudeLebowski65
    When I was in college, this film was playing in the student pub; I had nothing else better to do, so I watched it. Boy was that a bad choice. This film was poorly written, acted and directed with a bad cast. The result is one of the worst films that I have seen in recent memory. ... read moreThis is one of the most stupid comedies ever, and it's no wonder why Eddie Murphy's career is in such shambles. Norbit is a strained comedy right from the start. There's nothing funny about this film, in fact the only good thing about this film is the end credits. This is a painful comedy that I hated. The film suffers from a bad script, a poor cast and bad directing. There are no redeeming factors in this film. The film provides you with a waste of time, and there's nothing here that is fun, or entertaining. Norbit is an unfunny film that will depress you. This is simply put a comedy with no laughs or entertainment value whatsoever. Eddie Murphy is horrible on-screen, and this is by far one of the stupidest comedies I've seen. Norbit is a very forgettable film that doesn't deliver. The film is a pure waste of time from start to finish and shouldn't be watched by anyone looking for an effective comedy. Avoid this comedy; you'll be glad that you did. Eddie Murphy is a has been, and Norbit is proof to that. This is a film that is unwatchable, and definitely not worth your time.
  • aquateen2
    January 19, 2012
    aquateen2
    Watching Norbit is essentialy watching Eddie Murphy set fire to his career.....again.
  • fb729949618
    October 31, 2011
    fb729949618
    Been there done that......nutty professor zzzzzzz.
  • romy861
    July 22, 2011
    romy861
    Kind of mixed. It isn't as horrible and offensive as some people seem to be saying, but it isn't as funny either. I find with this one I kind of get bored watching it, though the high point for me is Raspucia. I actually think that character is kind of amusing - I don't think ... read moreit's offensive that she is fat, I mean come on, it's a horrible character who just happens to be very overweight. That character would be just as horrible on a skinny girl. The bits that she (or he, as she, to be more exact) is not in are the bits that drag. Norbit is a dork - there is nothing interesting about him. The pimps are so so, Mr Wong is mildly offensive with his whaling. Thandie is distracting just by how stick thin she is, but she is nice in this.
    It's a dumb comedy for those times you can't be bothered to think about a movie too hard. Bit of a laugh at some of the Rasputia stuff, but otherwise a bit on the bland side.
  • FrizzDrop
    August 2, 2010
    FrizzDrop
    Fat suits can't make up for boring jokes and just plain weirdness.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    June 26, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    very few funny parts. D
  • ythelastman89
    May 18, 2010
    ythelastman89
    Just a weird movie. Granted, Eddie Murphy is pretty believable as an obnoxious fat woman, but I don't think anyone wanted to see it for almost two hours. The movie is extremely trashy and dumb, but I don't think it deserved all the razzies it got. This could have been a lot worse... read more, but it's still bad compared to Eddie Murphy's previous movies.
  • fb733768972
    January 23, 2010
    fb733768972
    Eddie Murphy is definately running out of steam! Stop making movies now before your movies get worse. Or at least just sign on to make a movie that you know is going to be good!
  • SirPant
    January 21, 2010
    SirPant
    I can't say I've ever heard anything good said about Norbit, rightly so, it's not very good. That said though, it wasn't half as bad as I thought it was going to be, I actually laughed a couple of times. I had just been varnishing the work surfaces in the kitchen though, so the f... read moreact I was high on fumes probably help in my overall enjoyment of the film. A lot could be said about how misogynistic and racist this film is but then you would be taking it all too seriously. Something would be wrong if it was a big hit, won loads of awards etc but it wasn't. It was better than The Klumps, that is as close to a recommendation as I can give you!
  • sononothing
    November 28, 2009
    sononothing
    Hey! You want to know why Eddie Murphy didn't win an Oscar for Dreamgirls? This is it.

    I've learned not to expect much out of Eddie Murphy. Has he actually done a good movie in awhile? I can't remember. What makes Norbit so special? Why is Norbit accepted as such a horrible film... read more across the globe? I couldn't figure it out. It bothered me, it tore at my soul. So I had to find out for myself. And within the first few minutes I had my answer. The film also stars... drum roll please.... Cuba Gooding, Jr. That's right, the guy that won the Oscar and then let his career swim in a sewage treatment plant is in Norbit. It's not Eddie Murphy! It's Cuba!

    The film has Eddie Murphy playing Norbit, his rotund wife and probably some other characters that I didn't care about. It was cool twenty years ago Akeem, but that stuff got old and we get enough of that in Mike Meyer's movies. The orphanage plot is horrid with acting that isn't really acting but trying to keep up with Mr. Eddie's ad-libbing. The film centers on saving an orphanage. No, Norbit isn't on a mission from God, he's playing a foil to his large wife and her criminal family, who are the ones that want the orphanage for other investment gains. Of course there's the cute girl (Thandie Newton) that got away, who- that's right- is there to save the orphanage because in the movies only good looking people are good and people that look like me are evil.

    I have to say once again that the fact that Eddie Murphy is in this should have been a brown crap flag from the start. It's OK, we can blame Eddie since he also helped write this piece of shit. Shame, Eddie. Shame. I don't know what to tell you. What happened to the Eddie Murphy that wore blue leather suits with 75 zippers and was going to be the next Richard Pryor. I guess Eddie really has followed Richard Pryor in that the movies he did in the twilight of his career were crap too.

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Critic Reviews

Anna Smith
March 8, 2007
Anna Smith, Time Out

Even if you go back decades, body fascism has rarely been so brazen, or so unfunny. Horrifying. Full Review

Richard Roeper
February 20, 2007
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

It's offensively bad.

Melissa Anderson
February 17, 2007
Melissa Anderson, Time Out New York

When Martin Lawrence and Tyler Perry play gals with sky-high BMI, at least their characters offer -- and are shown -- a certain amount of love and respect. Full Review

James Berardinelli
February 10, 2007
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Norbit takes the idea behind The Nutty Professor 2 -- that Eddie Murphy can play just about every character in the movie -- and strips it of all charm and humor. Full Review

Stephanie Zacharek
February 9, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

There are so many problems with Norbit that when you try to pin one down, another one splooges out elsewhere. Full Review

Peter Howell
February 9, 2007
Peter Howell, Toronto Star

Think Big Momma's House blended with a particularly loathsome Jerry Lewis movie, and you've got the picture. Grimacing yet? Full Review

Moira MacDonald
February 9, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Norbit is as fleeting as a belch -- and even less funny. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
February 9, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Norbit is a tour de force in which Murphy plays three distinct characters, two of them to the hilt. In fact, the only thing that makes Norbit good rather than great is that the title character is a bi... Full Review

Carrie Rickey
February 9, 2007
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

The question is not whether Murphy can do anything. He can. The question is why he would want to make a movie as squirmingly unfunny as Norbit.

Roger Moore
February 9, 2007
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Eddie Murphy plays three roles in his latest Nutty Professor clone, titled Norbit. And Eddie Griffin still steals his movie from him. Full Review

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    • Rasputia: What are you looking at Norbit?
    • Mr. Wong: Bingo! Right in the blow hole!
    • Mr. Wong: WHALE-HO!
    • Rasputia: Did somebody just call me a whale?
    • Mr. Wong: Yeah!
    • Norbit Albert Rice: But you shouldn't be drinking alcohol.
    • Rasputia: Why not?
    • Norbit Albert Rice: Because of the baby.
    • Rasputia: The baby? AHHHHHH! PPPPPPPPPPP! It was only a gas.
    • Pope Sweet Jesus: You fat woman physco!
    • Rasputia: You're dead!
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