The Bucket List

2007
PG-13
1h 37m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

264K

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Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List (2007)

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Dark Comedy Road Trip Adventure Comedy Drama

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

264K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 3 wins & 4 nominations

Emily
(as Jennifer DeFrancisco)

Angela Gardner

Female Administrator

Noel Gugliemi

Mechanic
(as Noel Guglielmi)

Jonathan Hernandez

Manny

Hugh B. Holub

County Health Director
(as Hugh Holub)

Andrea Johnson

Elizabeth
(as Andrea J. Johnson)

Director
- Rob Reiner
Writer
- Justin Zackham
All cast & crew
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Trivia
Jack Nicholson's own experience in the hospital, just prior to filming, inspired some of the dialogue and acting for the movie. For example, the mirrored glasses seen in the movie were not originally in the script, but Nicholson, who obtained them while in the hospital, brought them to the set. Director Rob Reiner decided to include them in the film.

Goofs
There is no way to have a conversation while skydiving. Not even shouted words can be understood. (This was proved by MythBusters (2003).)

Quotes
Edward Cole: Three things to remember when you get older: never pass up a bathroom, never waste a hard-on, and never trust a fart.
Thomas: I'll keep that in mind as I approach decrepitude.

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Bucket List/The Orphanage/The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep/There Will Be Blood/Honeydripper/Persepolis (2008)

Soundtracks
I've Got A Feelin' You're Fooling
Written by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown

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Featured review

8/10

The critics have it all wrong.

The big thing about this is that this is the one film where you should not look at the critics' reviews before watching it. Rotten Tomatoes averaged up 40% of critics liking it, and Metacritic's averaged score is currently 42 out of 100. Both, all in all, are mixed or average scores. This is definitely not your average comedy/drama in any way, shape, or form. If anything, it deserves an Oscar. Maybe not Jack Nicholson--it's easy to admit that he does not give his best performance; plus he had an easy role to deal with--but Morgan Freeman definitely should have won the Oscar for Best Actor. He was smart, funny, witty, clever, and lovable. If the Academy didn't want that, what a pity.