About Schmidt (2002)

Directed by

Alexander Payne

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,384 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An older man retires and embarks on a road trip in his RV after his wife dies. He writes letters to a young child he sponsors in Tanzania as he tries to figure out his life.

reflectivepoignantdryly comicunderstatedlonelymildly absurdobservationalmelancholic

What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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