The Ladies Man - Metacritic

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2000
R
1 h 24 m

2000
R
1 h 24 m

Summary Leon Phelps (Meadows) is the grooviest, smooth-talking, woman-chaser around. Known suitably to all as the Ladies Man, Leon hosts a popular late-night radio call-in show dispensing advice on affairs of the heart. (Paramount Pictures)

Comedy

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele

2000
R
1 h 24 m

2000
R
1 h 24 m

The Ladies Man

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

22

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 28 User Ratings

4.8

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Summary Leon Phelps (Meadows) is the grooviest, smooth-talking, woman-chaser around. Known suitably to all as the Ladies Man, Leon hosts a popular late-night radio call-in show dispensing advice on affairs of the heart. (Paramount Pictures)

Comedy

Directed By: Reginald Hudlin

Written By: Tim Meadows, Dennis McNicholas, Andrew Steele

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

4% Positive
1 Review

26% Mixed
6 Reviews

70% Negative
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Metascore

Generally Unfavorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews

4% Positive
1 Review

26% Mixed
6 Reviews

70% Negative
16 Reviews

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New York Daily News

A guilty pleasure, right up there with "The Water Boy."

By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

A collection of double entendres that would make a stevedore blush.

By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 28 User Ratings

36% Positive
10 Ratings

21% Mixed
6 Ratings

43% Negative
12 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 28 User Ratings

36% Positive
10 Ratings

21% Mixed
6 Ratings

43% Negative
12 Ratings

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80 minutes of comic mistiming and missed opportunities.

By Larry Terenzi FULL REVIEW

Unsurprisingly, relentlessly awful.

By Charles Savage FULL REVIEW

This Paramount release doubles the insult because it rips off the title of one of the studio's best-remembered Jerry Lewis comedies.

By Mike Clark FULL REVIEW

The story sinks, along with any deeper laughs, under boringly formulaic motivations and plot twists.

By F. X. Feeney FULL REVIEW

Austin Chronicle

One of the most deadly dull "SNL" spinoffs.

By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

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Details

Production Company Broadway Pictures, SNL Studios

Release Date Oct 13, 2000

Duration 1 h 24 m

Rating R

Genres

Comedy

Tagline He's cool. He's clean. He's a love machine.

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Awards

Black Reel Awards

• 1 Nomination

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