2002 · 125 min · R

About Schmidt

Name: About Schmidt
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2002
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, June Squibb

Directed by Alexander Payne · Drama, Comedy

About Schmidt (2002) is a Drama film, directed by Alexander Payne set in Omaha and Denver during the 2000s. It runs 125 minutes and is rated R.

A road trip, with a melancholic and darkly comic tone. Themes of mortality & aging, grief & loss, and family & loyalty play out through frame narrative.

Composer

Rolfe Kent

Cinematography

James Glennon

Cast

Jack NicholsonKathy BatesHope DavisDermot MulroneyJune SquibbHoward HessemanHarry GroenerConnie Ray

The world of this film

Setting

Where

OmahaDenver

Setting

Suburban Rural

When

2000s

Premise & themes

Premise

Road Trip

Themes

Mortality & Aging Grief & Loss Family & Loyalty

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicDarkly ComicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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