Directed by:
Alexander PayneCinematography:
James GlennonComposer:
Rolfe KentCast:
Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates, June Squibb, Howard Hesseman, Harry Groener, Len Cariou, Angela Lansbury, Matt Winston, Connie Ray (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) is about to taste a not so sweet slice of life. When he retired, he and his wife Helen had big plans, but an unexpected twist changed everything. Now, all of Schmidt's attention is focused his daughter's upcoming wedding to a loser waterbed salesman. From meeting hippie parents to sponsoring a Tanzanian foster child, Schmidt embarks on a search for answers...and discovers that life is full of trick questions. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jack Nicholson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390374_6b48ce.jpg)
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
![Hope Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270340_3858f2.jpg)
Hope Davis
USA
Best movies:
Home Alone (1990)
Disconnect (2012)
Mildred Pierce (2011) (series)
![Dermot Mulroney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/089/166089848_3352cc.jpg)
Dermot Mulroney
USA
Best movies:
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Box of Moon Light (1996)
Zodiac (2007)
![Kathy Bates](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/034/161034996_43b22d.jpg)
Kathy Bates
USA
Best movies:
Titanic (1997)
Misery (1990)
High Stakes (1989)
![June Squibb](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126237_a9bb34.jpg)
June Squibb
USA
Best movies:
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Soul (2020)
Inside Out 2 (2024)
![Howard Hesseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407734_0440c2.jpg)
Howard Hesseman
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
![Harry Groener](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040660_5cf29a.jpg)
Harry Groener
West Germany
Best movies:
Brubaker (1980)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Road to Perdition (2002)
![Len Cariou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/402/402370_3d9794.jpg)
Len Cariou
Canada
Best movies:
Prisoners (2013)
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Spotlight (2015)
![Angela Lansbury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/969/162969364_426a7a.jpg)
Angela Lansbury
UK
Best movies:
Sweeney Todd (1982) (TV movie)
Gaslight (1944)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
![Matt Winston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/429/160429870_a9af5b.jpg)
Matt Winston
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Zodiac (2007)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
![Connie Ray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619112_018e5f.jpg)
Connie Ray
USA
Best movies:
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
My Fellow Americans (1996)
About Schmidt (2002)
Michael Tolochko
USA
Best movies:
About Schmidt (2002)
The Dead Next Door (1989)
James M. Connor
USA
Best movies:
Watchmen (2009)
About Schmidt (2002)
Kong: Skull Island (2017)