Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)

Directed by

Mick Jackson

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist reconnects with his former college professor who is dying of ALS. Over a series of Tuesdays, the two men share conversations about life, death, and what truly matters.

tenderreflectivemelancholicpoignantheartfeltslow-pacedemotionalintimate

What happens

Tuesdays with Morrie is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on journalist Mitch Albom's 1997 memoir. In the film, Albom (Hank Azaria) bonds with his former professor, Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), who is dying of ALS, over a series of visits. Tuesdays with Morrie was produced by Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films, and was filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California. It aired on ABC on December 5, 1999, as part of the "Oprah Winfrey Presents" series. It received positive reviews and numerous accolades, including Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor for Lemmon, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Azaria; a Directors Guild of America Award for Jackson; and a Writers Guild of America Award and a Humanitas Prize for Rickman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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