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Bruce Almighty
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Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy fantasy film directed by Tom Shadyac. The screenplay was written by Steve Oedekerk and Steve Koren, who also served as producers alongside Shadyac and Jim Carrey. The cast includes Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, and Philip Baker Hall. John Debney composed the score, and Dean Semler was the director of photography. The film was produced by Spyglass Media Group, Universal Pictures, and Touchstone Pictures, with Gary Barber as executive producer.
The movie has a runtime of 101 minutes and was released on May 23, 2003. It was filmed in San Diego and at the Universal Studios Lot, with Buffalo serving as the narrative location. The production had a budget of $80,000,000 and a capital cost of $81,000,000. It earned $484,572,835 at the box office. The film is rated PG-13 and is distributed by Universal Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ in video on demand format.
Critical reception included an IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 471,158 votes, a Metascore of 46, and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 48%. The film received 7 wins and 9 nominations. It is followed by Evan Almighty.
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6.7Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan
- Morgan Freeman as God
- Jennifer Aniston as Grace Connelly
- Philip Baker Hall as Jack Baylor
- Catherine Bell as Susan Ortega
- Lisa Ann Walter as Debbie
Themes
- new love
- lovesickness
- moon
- street gang
- moses
- faith
- prayer
- christianity
- journalism
- car crash
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
466,929 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
48%
Metacritic
46/100
- Year
- 2003
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 7 wins & 9 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Evan Almighty
- Director
- Tom Shadyac
- Composer
- John Debney
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Dean Semler
- Narrative location
- New York
- Filming location
- San Diego
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 555335
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.brucealmighty.com
- Image
- San Diego (California, USA), Embarcadero -- 2012 -- 5504.jpg
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- publication date
- 2003-05-23
- title
- Bruce Almighty
- distributed by
- Disney+
- executive producer
- Gary Barber
- capital cost
- 81000000
- box office
- 484572835
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 48%
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Encyclopedic overview
Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American supernatural comedy film starring Jim Carrey. The film follows Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck television reporter who accuses God (played by Morgan Freeman) of not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. The film was directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Philip Baker Hall and Catherine Bell also star. The film is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration, after Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) and Liar Liar (1997).
When released in American theaters on May 23, 2003 by Universal Pictures, Bruce Almighty received mixed reviews from critics but was a box-office success and grossed $86.4 million in its opening weekend, a Memorial Day record at the time. The film surprised the industry's pundits when it beat The Matrix Reloaded the following weekend. It went on to gross $484 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2003.
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