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1. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › about-schmidt-2002About Schmidt movie review & film summary (2002) - Roger Ebert

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   Dec 20, 2002 · Schmidt is such a man. Jack Nicholson is not such a man, and is famous for the zest he brings to living. It is an act of self-effacement that Nicholson is able to inhabit Schmidt and give him life and sadness.

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › About_SchmidtAbout Schmidt - Wikipedia

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   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 name by Louis Begley.

3. www.imdb.com › title › tt0257360About Schmidt (2002) - User Reviews - IMDb

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   About Schmidt is the story of a man left with the curious task of trying to find meaning in his life at age 66. Most people by this age would have hopefully figured out how and why they make a difference on this Earth, but Warren Schmidt suddenly realizes he is insignificant after all these years.

4. www.bbc.co.uk › films › 2003/01/03BBC - Films - review - About Schmidt

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   Jan 3, 2003 · About Schmidt (2003) Reviewed by Nev Pierce. Updated 22 January 2003. Jack Nicholson is like oxygen: easy to take for granted. With his trademark grin, lupine air and irrepressible rebelliousness...

5. www.commonsensemedia.org › movie-reviews › about-schmidtAbout Schmidt Movie Review - Common Sense Media

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   Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has coped with a life of disappointment and emptiness through rigidity. He is stingy with words, money, and emotion. He does not confide in anyone but viewers and a little boy in Africa he "adopted" by agreeing to send him $22 a month.

   • 3/5
   • Actors: Hope Davis, Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates

   • Director: Alexander Payne
   • Produce Company: New Line

6. www.sensesofcinema.com › about_schmidtAbout Schmidt: Is That All There Is? – Senses of Cinema

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   Mar 21, 2003 · The bromidic encomia he has been awarded at the dinner for being a good worker, a good manager, a good husband, a good father, and a good citizen, mask the questions: what has he really achieved, and what has his life really meant?

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   Is about Schmidt a good movie?

   • About Schmidt moves slowly, but it moves with grace. The film's success is deeply in debt to Jack Nicholson, subordinating his personality to the character of Warren Schmidt. It must have been difficult for somebody like Nicholson to display the role's required lack of passion without letting Schmidt lose his human touch.

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   What is about Schmidt about?

   • Plain and simple. About Schmidt is the story of a man left with the curious task of trying to find meaning in his life at age 66. Most people by this age would have hopefully figured out how and why they make a difference on this Earth, but Warren Schmidt suddenly realizes he is insignificant after all these years.

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   Is Eric Schmidt a 'correct and good' person?

   • Schmidt’s “officially correct and good” life has also been one of utter conformity, passivity and emotional detachment. At the conclusion of his career as a white-collar beast of burden, his retirement now seems to be the occasion of his slaughter.

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   Is about Schmidt based on a true story?

   • 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 by Louis Begley.

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   Is Schmidt a good character?

   • And Schmidt is a magnificent character. We join him clockwatching in an empty office, as the seconds tick away on his last day in the "insurance game". A buttoned-down drone who once dreamed of entrepreneurial glory, he's irritated by his condescending replacement and can't bear staying at home with his prissy wife.

   BBC - Films - review - About Schmidt

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   What is Warren Schmidt's life like?

   • Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has coped with a life of disappointment and emptiness through rigidity. He is stingy with words, money, and emotion. He does not confide in anyone but viewers and a little boy in Africa he "adopted" by agreeing to send him $22 a month.

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8. www.rottentomatoes.com › m › about_schmidtAbout Schmidt - Rotten Tomatoes

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   Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World...

   • 86% (203)
   • Category: Comedy, Drama

   • Content Rating: R