Jan 3, 2003 · About Schmidt: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney. 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.
About Schmidt. 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 title by Louis Begley.
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. Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement.
Jack Nicholson delivers one of the best performances of his career in About Schmidt. December 14, 2022 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…. Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies. The latest film by ...
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Dec 20, 2002 · "About Schmidt," directed by Alexander Payne, written by Payne and Jim Taylor, is not about a man who goes on a journey to find himself, because there is no one to find. When Schmidt gets into his 35-foot Winnebago Adventurer, which he and his wife Helen thought to use in his retirement, it is not an act of curiosity but of desperation: He has ...
About Schmidt is a touching, human story about a man who comes to the realisation that his life is nothing more than a failure. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jul 6, 2010
Synopsis. 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.
About Schmidt Comedy • 2002 • 2 hr 5 min English audio R CC Buy or rent Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson ("The Bucket List," "As Good As It Gets") stars as Warren Schmidt, an embittered man...
About Schmidt Academy Award-winner Jack Nicholson (“The Bucket List”) stars as Warren Schmidt, an embittered man who has just retired after 32 years as an insurance company actuary. 1,820 IMDb 7.2 2 h 5 min 2003 R Comedy · Drama · Sad · Sentimental Available to rent or buy Rent HD $3.19 Buy HD $10.49 More purchase options
About Schmidt Louis Begley 3.23 822 ratings111 reviews Proud, traditional, and impeccably organized, Albert Schmidt is a button-down lawyer of the old school. But now, after years of carefulmanagement, his life is slowly unraveling. His beloved wife has recently died. He stumbles--or is he being pushed?--into earlyretirement.