About Schmidt(Movie, 2002)

Name: About Schmidt
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2002
Duration: T02:5:00
Rating: 3.4

FSK: 6+ years

| 2h 5min | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 526 votes)

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 13, 2002, the film enjoyed both critical and commercial success, earning $105.8 million on a $30 million budget. ()

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: German
Duration: 2h 5min

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Duration: 2h 7min

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Awards & Nominations for About Schmidt

nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor

About About Schmidt

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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Trailer for About Schmidt + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:31)

Official Trailer (Trailer) | Deutscher Trailer (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Colorado, Nebraska

Based on the work of: Louis Begley ("About Schmidt")

Made by: New Line Cinema, Avery Pix

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 24 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 02/26/2003 (World premiere: 12/12/2002)

Cast: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, Harry Groener, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Connie Ray, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman

Director: Alexander Payne

Producer: Rachael Horovitz

Screenwriter: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor, Jim Taylor, Louis Begley

Film Editor: Kevin Tent

Director of Photography: James Glennon

Composer: Rolfe Kent

Costume designer: Wendy Chuck

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Las confesiones del Sr. Schmidt"

"As Confissões de Schmidt"

"关于施密特"

"心的方向"

"薯唛先生"

"Monsieur Schmidt"

"Schmidt története"

Keywords: family gathering, husband wife relationship, pioneer village, spiritual journey, mullet, wedding, life changing, channel surfing

Budget: 30,000,000 USD

Revenue: 105,834,556 USD (= 353%)

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About Schmidt(Movie, 2002)

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Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:31)

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