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The Bucket List

Movie · 2007 · 97 min

A warm, bittersweet buddy comedy-drama about mortality that balances laughs with tear-jerking moments, easy to watch and emotionally satisfying.

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2007 film directed by Rob Reiner
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Year
2007
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • friendship
  • family
  • redemption
  • healing
Places
  • hospital
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, tragicomedy, buddy
Directed by
Rob Reiner
Written by
Justin Zackham
Starring
Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Rob Morrow, Ian Anthony Dale, Beverly Todd, Alfonso Freeman, Karen Maruyama
Music
Marc Shaiman
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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