SummaryNorbit (Murphy) has never had it easy. As a baby, he was abandoned on the steps of a Chinese restaurant/orphanage and raised by Mr. Wong (Murphy). Things get worse when he's forced into marriage by the mean, junk food-chugging queen, Rasputia (Murphy). Just when Norbit's hanging by his last thread, his childhood sweetheart, Kate (Newton), moves b... Read More
Directed By:Brian Robbins
Written By:Eddie Murphy, Charlie Murphy, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Norbit
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
27
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Mixed or Average
4.8
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
27
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75
If Eddie Murphy gets an Oscar for "Dreamgirls" later this month, the deciding factor with voters may be his performance in Norbit. It's much more impressive than anything he does in "Dreamgirls."
50
The fun in Norbit is watching Murphy at work – the guy has a knack for bringing the physicality of his comic characters to life.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.8
36% Positive
48 Ratings
48 Ratings
24% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
40% Negative
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
Dec 11, 2021
10
5th best Eddie Murphy I have ever seen, aside from the 4 Shrek movies. My 1st time watching “Norbit”, I was 8 or 9 years old. As I grew older, I started watching it more by myself because I was already past 12 years old. It never fails to make me laugh. If “Norbit” could get a decent sequel, I’d still pay decent money to watch more of Norbit’s adventures. I’m ranking “Norbit” 10/10 because it deserves a high score & again, a decent sequel that must score higher on Rotten Tomatoes, Metacrtic, & at the box office, even though this funny movie managed to make almost 3x it’s budget. Well deserving.
Mar 25, 2021
10
We watch this movie all the time...funny, over the top comedy. So much hate for this movie is disappointing.
40
Not exactly uproarious. But Mr. Murphy, going back at least to his Gumby and Buckwheat days on "Saturday Night Live," has always had the ability to turn broad caricature into something stranger and more inventive.
30
Much of the movie -- which Murphy wrote with a small posse of collaborators -- is taken up with the torturously dull, not to mention unbelievable, romance between Norbit and Kate (a disappointingly lackluster Newton) and the tedious agenda of Cuba Gooding Jr. as a schemer-manipulator.
25
It's hard to know who is the intended audience for this misguided mess.
20
Racially insensitive, politically incorrect and beyond crude.
0
It's recidivist Murphy: bad-skit comedy populated by caricatures in search of a movie.
Jul 29, 2020
10
This is a hilarious film, one to watch if you want to laugh!
When I watch it with Family and Friends, our body hurts from laughing.
Therefore we do not understand that the movie has a low score?
Either people has not seen the movie, or they have NO sense of humor at all.
One person wrote the move was to serious, the move is in NO way serious.
I really think that People should give it a chance, have an open mind.
Or maybe people are too sensitive today, to watch real humor!
Dec 22, 2015
6
I can't believe that almost 9 years passed since the premiere of "Norbit"! Eddie Murphy is one of the funniest comedians of all-time! The story is very decent, but overall the fun is guaranteed!
Feb 22, 2011
6
No a bad movie. It's a very silly movie and for the most part good. There were some slow/boring parts in the movie but over all a good movie. If you need a good laugh, this will gave you one. You won't be crying from laughter but you will walk away with a nice smile.
Aug 5, 2013
3
Norbit es la clase de pelicula fastidiosa que intenta llegar lejos de una forma mediocre,pero logra un poco dentro del fracaso pues logra tener algo de humor despues de un tiempo
Jul 22, 2018
2
This was obnoxious, this is Eddie Murphy's worst comedy, Norbit's wife and her family are so unlikable. Just plain garbage.
Production Company:
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Davis Entertainment
Release Date:Feb 9, 2007
Duration:1 h 42 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:Have You Ever Made A Really Big Mistake?
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Razzie Awards
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
