Bruce Almighty (2003)

Directed by

Tom Shadyac

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, comedy drama, romantic comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 11,561 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A bitter TV reporter complains to God about his life. God gives him the chance to be God himself for a week to see how well he can do the job.

whimsicallightheartedsillyfeel-goodbittersweetcomedicuplifting

What happens

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 $485 million worldwide, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2003. Evan Almighty – a spin-off sequel focusing on Steve Carell's character, with Shadyac and Oedekerk returning to direct and write, respectively, and Freeman also reprising his role – was released on June 22, 2007. In addition, three Indian films inspired by this film were released in 2008: Krishnarjuna (Telugu), Arai En 305-il Kadavul (Tamil), and God Tussi Great Ho (Hindi). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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