Mr. Deeds (2002)

When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds.

Genres: Comedy, Romance

What to watch after Mr. Deeds

• Think Like a Man Too (2014)
• Sandy Wexler (2017) — Same feel: cheerful, feel-good
• S1m0ne (2002) — Winona Ryder appears in both
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) — Adam Sandler appears in both
• The Hot Chick (2002)
• Big Daddy (1999) — Adam Sandler produced both