The Bucket List

"Find the joy."

2007 1h 37m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 4,251

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Synopsis

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Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest, with insight and humor.

“Find the joy.”

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Cast

Jack Nicholson
Edward Periman Cole
Morgan Freeman
Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes
Thomas
Beverly Todd
Virginia Chambers
Alfonso Freeman
Roger Chambers
Dawn Lewis
Flight Attendant
Rob Morrow
Dr. Hollins
Brian Copeland
Lee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Reiner
Writers: Justin Zackham, Mark Moretti
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rob Reiner, shot by John Schwartzman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and Sean Hayes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Find the joy.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0825232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Reiner directs. John Schwartzman behind the camera. Marc Shaiman scores. Robert Leighton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Directed by Rob Reiner, shot by John Schwartzman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Marc Shaiman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert Leighton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and Sean Hayes carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Find the joy.".
8IMDB entry: tt0825232 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 22 themes, including "dying and death", "friendship", "husband wife relationship", "himalaya mountain range".

The technical file

Cinematography: John Schwartzman
Original score: Marc Shaiman
Editing: Robert Leighton
Production design: Bill Brzeski
Costume design: Molly Maginnis
Makeup / hair: Michael Germain
Sound: Tony Lamberti
Stunt coordinator: Alex Daniels
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Box office: $175,400,000
Return: 390% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: The Bucket List (2007)

Awards

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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John Chard2014-09-25
★ 8.5/10
You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you. Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play two terminally ill men who check out of their cancer ward and head off on a road trip to complete their Bucket List of things to do before they die. Every once in a while a film comes along with such simplicity of warmth it rises above any charge of clichés and sugar coated sappiness. The Bucket List is one such film. Its message is simple, its filming style equally so. It's performed with such quality by Nicholson and Freeman (if the whole film had just been the two of them chatting in the hospital room it would have been a winner), with director Rob Reiner astute and wily enough to let them flow, that even as the inevitable sadness follows the laughs, you will feel far better for having watched this film. Rewarding adult cinema with class showing on both sides of the camera. 8.5/10

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