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About Schmidt
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*About Schmidt* is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay was written by Payne, Jim Taylor, and Louis Begley, with the story adapted from a work by Begley. The cast includes Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Kathy Bates. Produced by Rachael Horovitz and New Line Cinema, the film was distributed by New Line Cinema and Netflix. It features music by Rolfe Kent and cinematography by James Glennon.
The narrative is set in Colorado and Nebraska, with a main subject of old age. The film has a runtime of 125 minutes and is rated R. It was released on December 12, 2002, with a production budget of 30000000 and a revenue of 105834556. The film received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2 based on 137020 votes, a Metascore of 85, and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 86%. The film is part of the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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Film · TMDB
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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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Plot
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