About Schmidt (2002)

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Jack Nicholson plays retiring insurance actuary Warren Schmidt in Alexander Payne's About Schmidt. Schmidt has settled into a dormant life. He has an unfulfilling marriage to Helen (June Squibb), and conspires to spend as much time away from her as possible. Schmidt's daughter Jeannie (Hope Davis) is engaged to Randall Hertzel (Dermot Mulroney), a man Schmidt believes is entirely unworthy of his daughter. When Helen unexpectedly dies, Warren is adrift until he discovers old love letters sent to his wife from his best friend. This inspires Warren to make a valiant effort to stop his daughter's wedding. His plans start to go awry when he meets Randall's extroverted mother, Roberta (Kathy Bates). About Schmidt was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival where many were surprised that Nicholson did not take home the Best Actor award. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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Theatrical Feature Running Time:

124 mins

Complete Cast:

Director(s):

Alexander Payne

Writer(s):

Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor

Producer(s):

Michael Besman, Harry Gittes

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

R(Brief Nudity, Profanity, Not For Children, Adult Humor, Adult Situations)

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• 2002 - About Schmidt - American Film Institute - Top Ten Movie of the Year
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Screenplay
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Picture
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Actor
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up)
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Screenplay
• 2002 - About Schmidt - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actress
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Supporting Actress [Runner-up]
• 2002 - About Schmidt - Toronto Film Critics Association - Best Actor - Runner-up