Movie

Shallow Hal

“Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.”

★ 6.2(3,168)20011h 54m

Shallow Hal is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in South Africa. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 14 June 2026.

Where to watch Shallow Hal

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Good to know

Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Release date: 2001-11-01
Runtime: 1h 54m
Language: English
Box office: $141,069,860
Budget: $40,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: 20th Century Fox

Shallow Hal — trailer

About Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal is a 2001 movie in the Comedy, Drama and Fantasy genres, directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly, starring Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow and Jason Alexander. It has a runtime of 1 hour 54 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.2/10 from 3,168 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Shallow Hal in South Africa — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

Cast

Jack Black

Hal Larson

Gwyneth Paltrow

Rosemary Shanahan

Jason Alexander

Mauricio Wilson

Joe Viterelli

Steve Shanahan

Rene Kirby

Walt

Bruce McGill

Reverend Larson

Tony Robbins

Susan Ward

Jill

Zen Gesner

Ralph

Brooke Burns

Katrina

Rob Moran

Second Tiffany

Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani

Li'iboy

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