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About Schmidt
Sign in to save2002 film directed by Alexander Payne
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6.9A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Cast
- Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt
- Kathy Bates as Roberta Hertzel
- Hope Davis as Jeannie Schmidt
- Dermot Mulroney as Randall Hertzel
- June Squibb as Helen Schmidt
- Howard Hesseman as Larry Hertzel
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- wedding
- channel surfing
- mullet
- spiritual journey
- life changing
- pioneer village
- family gathering
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Ratings
IMDb
7.2/10
137,739 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 25 wins & 71 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alexander Payne
- Screenplay by
- Alexander Payne Jim Taylor
- Based on
- About Schmidt , by Louis Begley
- Produced by
- Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
- Starring
- Jack Nicholson Hope Davis Dermot Mulroney Kathy Bates
- Cinematography
- James Glennon
- Edited by
- Kevin Tent
- Music by
- Rolfe Kent
- Production company
- New Line Cinema
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release dates
- May 22, 2002 ( 2002-05-22 ) ( Cannes ) December 13, 2002 ( 2002-12-13 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 124 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $105.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 770906
- Official website
- content.foxsearchlight.com/films/node/4365
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- publication date
- 2003-02-27
- title
- About Schmidt
- review score
- 85/100
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About Schmidt is a 2002 American comedy drama film co-written and directed by Alexander Payne and starring Jack Nicholson in the title role. The film also stars Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Kathy Bates. It is loosely based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Louis Begley. After it was released in theaters by New Line Cinema on December 13, 2002, the film enjoyed both critical and commercial success, earning $105.8 million on a $30 million budget.
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