Fool's Gold

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Fool's Gold

PG-13,

2008,

1h 52m,

Action/

Adventure/

Romance

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11%

145 Reviews

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48%

250,000+ Ratings

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11%

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145 Reviews

48%

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250,000+ Ratings

Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) has sunk his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson) and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) will stop at nothing to beat him to it.

Critics Consensus

With little chemistry among the performers, humorless gags, and a predictable storyline, Fool's Gold fails on every level.

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Alonso Duralde

MSNBC

May 1, 2008

2/5

[T]he frequency with which people are shot or drowned wears away at any attempts the film makes to be frothy or screwball.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Apr 18, 2008

1/5

Matthew McConaughey, whose continuing Hollywood career deserves a separate chapter in any future book by Richard Dawkins on the non-existence of God, is reunited for this romcom caper with Kate Hudson, herself uncompromisingly abysmal in everything.

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James Christopher

The Times (UK)

Apr 18, 2008

1/5

A ghastly romantic comedy about a race to find a 17th-century Spanish wreck full of treasure. The film is completely dead behind the eyes.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Dec 15, 2020

1.5/5

Making Nicolas Cage's National Treasure hunter seem like a rocket scientist in comparison, McConaughey's Ben seems to have trouble walking and talking at the same time.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 28, 2020

2/10

The players are all poorly constructed stereotypes of cooler characters that many will remember from better movies.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 8, 2020

1.5/4.0

While the latest McConaughey/Hudson pairing is far from worthless, you'd have to be a fool to find much gold in this tedious and lifeless cinematic outing.

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Mar 13, 2019

I loved the cinematography and beautiful locations. Matthew McCaunghey and Kate Hudson have chemistry but the rest of the cast doesn't really pull their weight all too well, and they had a young Kevin Hart and Donald Glover they could have leaned on but instead relied on goofy cartoonish characters. For a RomCom I can't complain

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Leia R

Oct 21, 2018

What a horrific film this was. Matthew McConaughey should just stop starring in rom coms. The movie was dumb. It should have WAY lower than a 47% RT audience score. The cast barely have chemistry. The story is lame and predictable. Most of the gags are cheesy. Donald Sutherland was too damn good for this god-awful movie.

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Aug 10, 2018

Call me what you want, i love this movie. Every time i watch this i feel good.

Rey P

Jul 2, 2018

Sweet little feel good movie with a bit of intellect. Probably not a millennial's choice. Scenery is pretty good, and obviously a lot of knowledge of the sea backing the story up.

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Anakin R

May 27, 2018

Good fun, great scenery with some reservations about the roles of Gemma and kevin hart's "gang"

Albus S

Feb 13, 2018

I have no idea why I decided to watch it. I kinda liked it. I liked it because of, imagine that, I actually cared about the McGuffin. I found myself intrigued by it's backstory. Now that I think about it's probably because everything else in this movie was so bland. The romance made no sense. I'm still trying to figure out some stuff when it comes to the bad guy. You can tell what will happen from start to finish.

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Andy Tennant

Director

Matthew McConaughey

Ben "Finn" Finnegan

Kate Hudson

Tess Finnegan

Donald Sutherland

Nigel Honeycutt

Alexis Dziena

Gemma Honeycutt

Ray Winstone

Moe Fitch

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Synopsis

Treasure hunter Ben "Finn" Finnegan (Matthew McConaughey) has sunk his marriage to Tess (Kate Hudson) and his trusty boat in his obsessive quest to find the legendary Queen's Dowry. When he finds a vital clue that may finally pinpoint the treasure's whereabouts, he drags Tess and her boss, billionaire Nigel Honeycutt, along on the hunt. But Finn is not the only one interested in the gold; his former mentor-turned-enemy Moe Fitch (Ray Winstone) will stop at nothing to beat him to it.

Director: Andy Tennant
Producer: Donald De Line, Bernie Goldmann, Jon Klane
Screenwriter: Andy Tennant, John Claflin, Daniel Zelman
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: De Line Pictures, Bernie Goldmann
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Nudity|Action/Violence|Language|Some Sexual Material)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 8, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 30, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.2M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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