Nobody's Fool (1994)

Nobody's Fool is a 1994 American comedy-drama film based on Richard Russo's 1993 novel of the same title. Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco feature in the film, which was written for the cinema and directed by Robert Benton. Jessica Tandy's final produced picture before her death on September 11, 1994, was Paramount's final production under its Paramount Communications ownership (which was sold to the original Viacom in July 1994).

Given how attractive and engaging Newman is off-screen, seeing him play characters with dubious moral fiber may be entertaining. Newman plays a careless and irresponsible older guy with no real links in life whose long-lost son unexpectedly reappears in his life in Nobody's Fool. The picture features a terrific ensemble, including Bruce Willis, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Melanie Griffith, and is a simple and delightful narrative. But it was the film's ability to serve as a great vehicle for one of Newman's best performances that wowed reviewers.

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Directed by: Robert Benton

Release date: December 23, 1994

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110684