Where to watch The Nutty Professor (1996) tonight
The Nutty Professor (1996) runs 1 h 35 min, is rated PG-13 in the US and averages 5.6 from 3,246 TMDB members. When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to size and win her heart. So, with one swig of his experimental fat-reducing serum, Sherman becomes 'Buddy Love', a fast-talking, pumped-up, plumped down Don Juan.
- Runtime
- 1 h 35 min — ends 9:35 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG-13 (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Science Fiction, Romance
- Released
- June 28, 1996
- TMDB rating
- 5.6 / 10 from 3,246 votes
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Starring
- Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
Availability loads live for your country. See where The Nutty Professor streams (JustWatch via TMDB) →
Streaming availability by JustWatch. As of 2026-11-04 it is not streaming on a subscription or free service in the US; it can be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies.
Questions people ask
- How long is The Nutty Professor?
- The Nutty Professor is 1 h 35 min long (95 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:35 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Nutty Professor rated?
- The Nutty Professor is rated PG-13 in the US.
- Is The Nutty Professor a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Nutty Professor?
- As of 2026-11-04 it is not streaming on a subscription or free service in the US; it can be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies. Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Romantic comedies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 90s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
If you like The Nutty Professor
- The Nutty Professor (1963)
- Shallow Hal (2001)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
- The Mask (1994)
- National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002)
- The DUFF (2015)
- It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006)
- Date with an Angel (1987)
The Nutty Professor on TMDB · This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.
Lights Down is a free tool: tell it your streaming services and how long you have, and it ranks what you can stream tonight, with a this-or-that, a roll, a bracket and a wheel. Movie data from TMDB; streaming availability by JustWatch. Page updated 2026-11-04. 
This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. Lights Down is a Somebody Decide program. How the data works · Legal & privacy · Tonight's lists