Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Fatso easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Fatso end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Fatso

Name: Fatso
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1980
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Dom DeLuise, Anne Bancroft, Ron Carey, Candice Azzara, Michael Lombard

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Directed by Anne Bancroft

Produced by Brooksfilms, 20th Century Fox

198093 min5.8 / 10

A warmly comedic yet sincere drama about a man struggling with food and self-worth, finding hope through family support and romantic possibility.

Dominick DiNapoli is a man who loves food and is overweight as a result. After an obese cousin dies due to health problems, Dominick's sister Antoinette sets out to help him lose weight. Although he has a hard time trying to slim down, Dominick finds inspiration when he meets and falls for shop owner Lydia. Can he get up the courage to ask her out, or will he go back to the comfort of overeating?

Clusters

Second Chance Romance Realistic Romance Stories Feel-Good Homecoming Stories Food and Eating Strong Female Characters

Genres

Comedy Drama Romance

Keywords

Diet Obesity Woman Director

Questions people ask

Is Fatso violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is Fatso scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is Fatso easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Does Fatso end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is Fatso sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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