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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.
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- Drama
- Alexander Payne
- 2003-01-03
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. After it was released in theaters by New Line Cinema on December ...
- $30 million
- Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
Trailers; Certified fresh picks. ... About Schmidt is a strong comedy-drama, in that it does both comedy and drama independently without making Schmidt feel stretched out as a character. Getting ...
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- Comedy, Drama
- R
Dec 20, 2002 · The humor in the film comes mostly from the daughter (Hope Davis, fed up with him) and the family she is marrying into.Schmidt's new in-laws include Randall Hertzel (Dermot Mulroney), a water-bed salesman and promoter of pyramid schemes, and his mother Roberta (Kathy Bates), who embraces the life force with a bone-crushing squeeze.
