About Schmidt (2002)

Name: About Schmidt
Director: Alexander Payne
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2002
Duration: 125 min

"Schmidt Happens."

ThumbScore

👍 79%Google users liked it ⓘ

Critics Score

🎬 86% (RT: 86%, MC: 85)

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Director

Alexander Payne

Runtime

2h 5m

Country

United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

6.9/10 (1,349 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

86%

Metacritic

Cast

Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt · 76% avg

Kathy Bates as Roberta Hertzel · 72% avg

Hope Davis as Jeannie Schmidt · 68% avg

Dermot Mulroney as Randall Hertzel · 69% avg

June Squibb as Helen Schmidt · 66% avg

Howard Hesseman as Larry Hertzel · 71% avg

Harry Groener as John Rusk

Connie Ray as Vicki Rusk

Is About Schmidt good?

Most people think so. 79% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 86%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre

#1390 / 3335 · Drama

Rank in its year

#77 / 149 · 2002

Rank among its director's films

#2 / 7 · Alexander Payne

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

A 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. Wikipedia ↗

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