What is Norbit about?
A mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Norbit (2007)
A timid man navigates broad, raunchy humor and campy situations to pursue his true love.
Crowd-pleasing, with big broad humor. A comfort watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Starz, Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
Norbit parents guide
No surprises for a PG-13: some innuendo or implied sex and some strong language.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- Mild
- Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.
Cast and crew
Directed byBrian Robbins
StarringEddie Murphy, Thandiwe Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester Speight, Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Norbit is on our Comedy on Starz list.
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