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Doc Hollywood (1991)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 2

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A big city doctor is stranded in a small rural town, where he finds love, professional challenges, and a pet pig, in this comedy. Fresh out of residence at a Washington D.C. hospital, hot-shot plastic surgeon Ben Stone (Michael J. Fox) hops in his Porsche and is headed for California, where a lucrative practice in Beverly Hills awaits. However, Ben accidentally plows into a fence in Grady, South Carolina; the wreck puts Ben's car out of commission, and the town's mayor, Nick Nicholson (David

Oct 6, 1998

Warner Home Video

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All Critics (32) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (9) | DVD (5)

Has no real taste of its own, but, in its mildness and predictability, offers the reassurance of a fast-food or motel chain.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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While retaining his boyish appeal, Mr. Fox also seems a shade more substantial this time, possibly because he is seen making life-or-death decisions when not fielding comic lines.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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This isn't a bucolic, small-town romance. It's "Porky's."

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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The picture, which was directed by Michael Caton-Jones, is corny and filled with quaint country eccentrics, but it has a redeeming sweetness of spirit.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
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Dialogue and plot and all the rest take second place to the conviction that two people only have eyes for one another. Fox and Warner create that feeling, which is why "Doc Hollywood" is a sweetheart of a movie.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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It works, with a hearty sense of character connection established, making the climax less about programmed theatrics and more about two smart, hesitant people finding comfort in an unlikely situation.

August 2, 2011 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
BrianOrndorf.com

The whole thing bubbles along nicely in a fresh, witty, unselfconscious manner, making you forget the dated Capra-corn message.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment

A breezy but entertaining star vehicle for Michael J. Fox.

January 13, 2005 Comment
Flipside Movie Emporium

A Hollywood look into small town America that, somehow, rings real.

May 14, 2004 Comment
Reeling Reviews

When you see films like this show how easy it is to make a formulaic rom-com without offending, it's a nasty surprise to see what the Nancy Meyer's are churning out.

March 3, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
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Not really that funny, but has a nice feel to it.

February 8, 2004 Comment
Juicy Cerebellum

A charmer of a vehicle for Fox

July 15, 2003 Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette

Heartwarming and full of good humor.

March 23, 2003 Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | Comment
Laramie Movie Scope

Insignificant but fun "city boy meets country girl" tale. Julie Warner is gorgeous, and David Ogden Stiers is wonderful as the mayor.

March 19, 2003 Comment
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Audience Reviews for Doc Hollywood

Campy, off color, and not so daringly original, Doc Hollywood is enjoyable, if not a slight cliche of the standard comedy. Julie Warner keeps it very heartfelt and original, even if she has to be nude in order for her to be in it.

August 24, 2010
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He was a big city plastic surgeon...in a small town that didn't take plastic. A lot of LOLs. Typicall Michael. J Fox Movie

December 13, 2009
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