About Schmidt
Schmidt Happens.
Schmidt Happens.
Comedy, Drama
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2002
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66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does annoys him, and he disapproves of the man his daughter is about to marry. When his wife suddenly dies, he sets out to postpone the imminent marriage of his daughter to a man he doesn't like, while coping with discoveries about his late wife and himself in the process.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
125 min
Release date:
12 Dec 2002
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$105,834,556
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. 25 wins & 71 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Each deft stroke of Payne's pen is matched by a Nicholson flourish, transforming the film into a moving, bittersweet ballet.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
3 Jan 2003
fresh:
A cuttingly funny, moving portrayal of a man searching for meaning in his unremarkable, unmemorable life.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan 2003
fresh:
A thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan 2003
fresh:
A poignant marker in the career of a major artist.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
8 Jan 2003
rotten:
These filmmakers have a feeling for the isolation of blasted lives, but they also can't resist putting them down.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
16 Jan 2003