The Bucket List
2007
Comedy, Drama
1h 37m
Corprate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers have nothing in common except for their terminal illnesses. While sharing a hospital room together, they decide to leave it and do all the things they have ever wanted to do before they die according to their bucket list. In the process, both of them heal each other, become unlikely friends, and ultimately find the joy in life. (imdb)
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The Bucket List
2007
Comedy, Drama
1h 37m
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Rated 20 Jun 2008
70
26th
The forced sentimentality and overall predictability hurt the film, but it's still effective and pretty enjoyable, even if it's all been done before and better. Nicholson and Freeman deliver their usual performances and make it a solid, if unspectacular film.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
Rated 08 May 2009
74
51st
I would love to say this kicked the ole' bucket, but it actually held its own. Even though I feel like Jack Nicholson has the same characteristics in each film (ornery and loud) he always seems to make his character believable, and that is what he did here. I actually kinda cared about him. Some of the stuff they did was a little overboard, but overall it was solid. Weird seeing Sean Hayes playing a straight role for a change.
Rated 08 May 2009
Rated 14 Jan 2009
40
15th
This is what bad Hollywood does: it takes what you like about cinema (Freeman and Nicholson, warm-and-fuzzy feelings) and makes you hate them all because of how overwrought, cheezy and boring they have become. It's like reheating your favorite meal, finding out it's freezer-burned and throwing it out.
Rated 14 Jan 2009
Rated 10 May 2008
55
18th
Sometimes funny and pretty entertaining in general, but sometimes too much of a cliché and a bit too corny in my opinion.
Rated 10 May 2008
Rated 08 Jan 2008
90
0th
I knew I was in for a good movie with the likes of Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman in it but after watching the movie I was at awe. A treat of a movie!! It is about this two terminally ill patients, very different from each other but then they decide to spend the last moments of their life together during which they heal each other. It is all about finding the true joy in life . I guess it comes highly recommended.
Rated 08 Jan 2008
Rated 12 Jun 2010
85
69th
Even though I'm afraid of Jack Nicholson, I really enjoyed this heart-warming movie. Funny and inspiring.
Rated 12 Jun 2010
Rated 28 Aug 2008
63
27th
A prime example of great actors raising what is a poorly written and weakly directed movie to watchable fare. Cheesy stuff, what happened to Rob Reiner!?
Rated 28 Aug 2008
Rated 13 Jan 2008
79
39th
Jack and Morgan are a great duo, as everybody expected them to be. The script was not as bad as I had feared (not bad at all really), and so I enjoyed the whole movie. I'm wondering why people, including but not exclusive to the critics, have lost the ability to just have a good time at the movies and are unenthusiastic about this film.
Rated 13 Jan 2008
Rated 06 Jan 2008
62
29th
You know, The Bucket List isn't actually a bad movie. The acting is good, the writing, for the most part, is suitable, and the movie itself doesn't particularly strain you for watching it; it's just that it's so cliche, so "been there, done that" it's hard to really be interested or even that entertained. There are a few good scenes that definitely show off the abilities of these masters, but it feels like a cash-in on their fame and age rather than a worthwhile theatrical event.
Rated 06 Jan 2008
Rated 27 Mar 2011
0
12th
A feel-good death trip, directed by the crowd-coddling Reiner. Although the heroes often have a book at hand in bed or on an airplane, you can't expect a screen character to use his final months to curl up at last with The Pickwick Papers. A fair measure of your regard for Nicholson and Freeman would be your pain at seeing them in such pap. Perhaps the closest contact with a real concern emerges in the former's probing question to the latter: "You always had those freckles?"
Rated 27 Mar 2011
Rated 01 Jan 2008
3
28th
old people lol
Rated 01 Jan 2008
Rated 28 Jan 2008
74
63rd
It's all safe Hollywood formula. Rob Reiner doesn't take a single chance, and that's why "Bucket List" would rank rather low as a film, but luckily he has Nicholson and Freeman to hold our interest and keep us smiling. The movie isn't bad necessarily either, it's just standard manufacturing. The 2 play off each other well in a very convoluted plot- acting foolish, patching broken relationships and obligatorily finding meaning in life when facing death. Like Nicholson says in the film, "cutesy."
Rated 28 Jan 2008
Rated 13 Jan 2009
34
8th
Positively abysmal. This film should have 'Oscar Bait' written all over it, two of film's most respected actors and a rather good director in Rob Reiner. However the scipt is cliched and drenched in saccharine drivel and Nicholson seemingly saunters through the movie as just himself. Freeman is amicable with material given, and Reiner's direction is about as plain as boredom can be.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
Rated 11 Feb 2010
65
42nd
Completely engineered Hollywood sentimentality but what saves it is that Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are still entertaining to watch even in a very mediocre movie.
Rated 11 Feb 2010
Rated 18 Dec 2009
83
87th
Maybe it's not terribly original and a little predictive as some are saying here, but it touched me much more than I expected. Freeman and Nicholson performed well and gave me both good laughs and sad moments. I loved it.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
Rated 13 Nov 2009
65
64th
This movie started out strong and then started to lapse into cliche towards the end. Worth watching but not fantastic.
Rated 13 Nov 2009
Rated 12 Jul 2016
4
12th
With the bucket list plot failing to stand out (cue the typical tourist spots-Western Europe, the pyramids, etc.-and old people skydiving), all you're left with is predictable growing-friendship fodder made up of trite sentimental dialogue that fails to ever really catch your interest. However, a moving finale (with a nice little twist at the top of the mountain) proves that there was some good character work done throughout the formulaic script, helped along by solid turns from the two leads.
Rated 12 Jul 2016
Rated 10 Jun 2009
65
41st
Two great, well 1 1/2 anyway, actors save this rather poor film from oblivion.
Rated 10 Jun 2009
Rated 21 Feb 2020
55
30th
I couldn't help but think of wayne's world's chroma key scene all the time. "Hey look, now we're in new york! Or how about texas?" How am i supposed to enjoy watching these guys roam the world, when they so obviously never left the studio? At least second unit had a good time, i guess. Not one of reiner's best, but he's probably just as old and lazy as his leads.
Rated 21 Feb 2020
Rated 07 Jul 2008
80
80th
A good movie, talks essentially about friendship and others things about the life. It is a delight to see Nicholson and Freeman shining, in good dialogs: both, in his particular moment, make us cry and laugh.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
Rated 27 Feb 2008
81
86th
I love these two actors and they put in a really good performance in this one. An excellent film on confronting your mortality.
Rated 27 Feb 2008
Rated 13 Feb 2008
65
47th
This feel-good dying-of-cancer film would be plain annoying if it weren't such a joy to watch Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman do what they usually do.
Rated 13 Feb 2008
Rated 14 Mar 2011
75
36th
Vredu film, se nasmeješ, lep konec. Ni pa nič pretirano izstopajočega.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
Rated 24 Dec 2012
52
44th
Pleasant.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
Rated 26 Dec 2012
49
13th
two incredible actors in an incredibly bad film. I blame the writing.
Rated 26 Dec 2012
Rated 29 May 2008
82
81st
Charming, and a definitely likeable movie, but this kind of movie could only be so good.
Rated 29 May 2008
Rated 18 Jul 2008
71
74th
well acted, touching, and not too obvious. Predictability is its main downfall
Rated 18 Jul 2008
Rated 25 Sep 2010
63
34th
Oh so sweet and sappy. Morgan and Nicolson play their now standard roles, but they do it well.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
Rated 23 Jan 2008
56
55th
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are as good as always (probably among the greatest actors of all time), Rob Reiner can do whatever he wants and i'll still like him (after Stand by me) and the sceneries/cars/... are great, the story could use some workover though, its quiet good but could be taken further
Rated 23 Jan 2008
Rated 09 Dec 2009
57
12th
A pleasant life story of two men caught between life and death, but nothing more than that. Acting was okay, but nothing spectacular (although there are some famous names in), and I really didn't buy the story in full.
Rated 09 Dec 2009
Rated 09 Sep 2011
70
54th
I like this more than most people.
Rated 09 Sep 2011
Rated 01 Dec 2013
55
25th
It's "ok".. Don't expect to much, it is quite simplistic.
Rated 01 Dec 2013
Rated 13 Jul 2008
80
30th
The movie is somewhat predictable & the Bucket List itself doesn't seem quite developed enough (ditto on the humor). It seemed to me that the List was more of an avenue for telling the story of the 2 men, which has it's place, just not exactly what I'd expected. However, I was still laughing & (yes) crying. It is a joy to watch Nicholson & Freeman, & I found myself forgetting - many times - that they were, indeed, actors with memorized lines because they are so natural! It is a sweet story!
Rated 13 Jul 2008
Rated 18 Jul 2008
90
95th
A very good example about how we should enjoy our life each minute and no wait .
Rated 18 Jul 2008
Rated 12 Feb 2008
75
76th
so a film about two old guys dying of cancer - sounds like a bad idea for a night out, but actually its a great idea for night out if you want a roller coaster, never been to a film where so many people in the audience laughed out loud and so many cried - but then it happens to have Jack Nicholson in it and maybe the only other actor around who he cant blast off the screen in Morgan Freeman. Be prepared to cope with cheesy' on a number occasions but I defy you not to mist up at least once.
Rated 12 Feb 2008
Rated 23 Jan 2009
60
32nd
Good rental, not one I would own, but I enjoyed it.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
Rated 25 Nov 2011
56
25th
It's got a competent cast and crew, so it can't be TOO terrible. It's just that the concept is more memorable than the movie itself. It's pretty obvious how everything will go, so the whole experience ends up pretty bland.
Rated 25 Nov 2011
Rated 27 Jul 2008
60
34th
A predictable comedy with a simple message: life is precious so live every day as if it were your last. Nicholson and Freeman are both great actors, but the boring, predictable plot weighs them down. Good watching with grandparents and moms, but nothing you haven't seen a thousand times before. Maybe if Freeman had played the rich workaholic and Nicholson the sage old mechanic I would have enjoyed it more.
Rated 27 Jul 2008
Rated 23 Nov 2011
47
34th
Perfectly watchable, but lacks a bit of emotional punch in my opinion, particuarly as more and more cliches drift into view towards this movies final third. Freeman and Nicholson are both (unsurprisingly) pretty good.
Rated 23 Nov 2011
Rated 14 Jul 2008
98
90th
u couldnt get to better actors to work together
Rated 14 Jul 2008
Rated 22 Jun 2011
62
35th
Rob Reiner is just too a too bad director to pull this off. Good acting though and too lighearted to dislike.
Rated 22 Jun 2011
Rated 19 Dec 2010
89
80th
Two great actors
Rated 19 Dec 2010
Rated 13 Oct 2008
70
56th
Warm drama with nothing special except Freeman and Nicholson, who are great once again.
Rated 13 Oct 2008
Rated 01 Jul 2009
83
33rd
Nothing earth shattering but still all-in-all pretty entertaining.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
Rated 23 Nov 2015
45
14th
Ehhh, this man whose about to die has a bucket list and he travels the world to fulfill it. It's inspirational to an extent, as it shows how people can still make up for mistakes, but it's not a drama. Interesting, but not my type of movie.
Rated 23 Nov 2015
Rated 24 Apr 2018
1
3rd
A We Hate Movies watch. I wish I was dead
Rated 24 Apr 2018
Rated 05 Feb 2010
34
16th
Good old male bonding in the face of the death. What really rubs me the wrong way in this movie is the 'deep' chats between characters about meaning of life and death. And yet one of them is presented of some kind of intellectual. One of the dullest cancer buddy flicks, filled with sitcom worth cliches and emotions.
Rated 05 Feb 2010
Rated 11 Feb 2010
82
89th
Great performance from Nicholson and Freeman. This movie makes you think about life. The end is very touching.
Rated 11 Feb 2010
Rated 24 Jul 2011
79
81st
hastalik, hastane, liste, kapi luwak (yanyana yatan iki hastadan biri hastane sahibi edward, digeri ise tamirci carter'dir. ikisi de zamanla dostluk kurarlar ve ikisininde alti yada bir sene ömrü kalmistir. nihayetinde bir liste hazirlayip dünyayi dolasirlar. pek müstehcen degil aile filmi denebilir. güzel bir de finali var. (finalde carter ölür, edward kirgin oldgu kiziyla barisir. liste tamamlanir) begendim.
Rated 24 Jul 2011
Rated 18 Aug 2009
70
74th
It's like a coming of old-age movie, facing death and embracing life. I love both Freeman and Nicholson and they make this movie.
Rated 18 Aug 2009
Rated 30 May 2012
50
33rd
Morgan and Jack, even trapped in such a conventional script, find a way to embrace the story with a heart. The problem is that Reiners tries too hard, provides light when the material demands darkness, and easy solutions when it requires some deep thoughts.
Rated 30 May 2012
Rated 25 Feb 2009
50
22nd
Really a heart warming dramedy...a little too sappy for my tastes though.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
Rated 15 Sep 2008
100
89th
This is a wonderful story filled with good-hearted pleasantry about friendship and about the ever-possible change for the better - even at the very end of our earthly wandering: It is never too late to find the real value of life...
Rated 15 Sep 2008
Rated 22 Dec 2011
78
71st
It is great to see Jack Nicolson and Morgan Freeman starring in a film together. They make a great team. This movie has several good elements and it manages to just avoid getting too sentimental. This is the best work we have seen from Rob Reiner in the last few years.
Rated 22 Dec 2011
Rated 30 Apr 2011
88
86th
At my age, one can begin to understand the emotions and situational significance of this movie. It literally can stop my breathing and leave me in tears at multiple points in the movie. While it may be a fantasy that would never happen in modern America (for a variety of reasons) it still conveys a powerful message and a great, if sad, ending. Nicholson scores with his unforgettable line about 3 things to never do. I enjoyed Sean Hayes' role in this movie - played perfectly.
Rated 30 Apr 2011
Rated 07 Sep 2009
72
44th
It is both irritating and pleasurable watching Freeman and Nicholson typecasted again.
Rated 07 Sep 2009
Rated 06 Apr 2010
50
17th
Sentimental and predictable, but the leads are charismatic.
Rated 06 Apr 2010
Rated 17 Oct 2010
5
2nd
"Rob Reiner's films have always aimed for a heartwarming effect and more frequently resulted in heartworm." - Eric Henderson
Rated 17 Oct 2010
Rated 07 Jul 2015
69
61st
Well, I suppose I can cross seeing this movie off my bucket list. If I had one. First point on my bucket list has to be 'make a bucket list'. What's that? Oh, the movie? It was fine. The big reveal of what Cole had done to estrange himself from Emily felt really stupid but other than that, it was fine.
Rated 07 Jul 2015
Rated 07 Apr 2009
95
89th
Really Good movie... Had me crying
Rated 07 Apr 2009
Rated 29 Dec 2008
99
98th
Nicholson and Freeman make a good pair in this movie that induces both laughter and tears.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
Rated 02 Jun 2013
40
19th
Why did no one tell me this film was trash? It was overhyped like a beast.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
Rated 23 Jun 2012
60
52nd
3 of 4 -- Entertainment. 1 of 2 -- Food For Thought. 2 of 2 -- Opens The Heart. 0 of 2 -- Sustainability Values.
Rated 23 Jun 2012
Rated 31 May 2014
44
51st
The acting talent cannot over-ride over sentimental script writing.
Rated 31 May 2014
Rated 19 Feb 2015
82
73rd
A very good example about how we should enjoy our life each minute and no wait .
Rated 19 Feb 2015
Rated 09 May 2017
55
28th
Old people (both actors and audience) need movies too.
Rated 09 May 2017
Rated 17 Apr 2009
75
71st
I was suprised by how much I liked this.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
Rated 14 Jul 2009
0
7th
Watchable thanks to Nicholson and Freeman. For passing time.
Rated 14 Jul 2009
Rated 03 Mar 2009
69
46th
Not really that well written, but the lead performances and the chemistry between them give the movie a warm feel and save a lot.
Rated 03 Mar 2009
Rated 26 Feb 2017
88
79th
Facing up to death, searching your own soul and examining the virtue and worth of your life - how does this work in a movie that is so full of light and vibrant life? Moving, Funny, Profound and Enjoyable. The people making this movie know what they're doing.
Rated 26 Feb 2017
Rated 23 May 2008
73
75th
2 of the best actors of all time join forces for one last adventure before they die. A very special movie.
Rated 23 May 2008
Rated 09 May 2008
50
35th
Could have been a lot better.
Rated 09 May 2008
Rated 25 Dec 2009
25
9th
The baby boomers are dying soon so I guess we need a bunch of movies about death and how you too can lead a fulfilling life, having watched the 1001 completely unremarkable films with great actors but bad screenwriting you absolutely must see before you die
Rated 25 Dec 2009
Rated 14 Apr 2011
3
2nd
Dull - wasn't sure if it was a comedy or a drama, and it ended up failing miserably at both. How do two such great actors end up with this?
Rated 14 Apr 2011
Rated 01 Apr 2008
20
19th
wow, what a horrible film. the real tragedy is that i can never have that hour and a half of my 20's back, so when i'm old and dying of cancer i'll just sit around and stew about it. two great actors in a shitty film. nuff said.
Rated 01 Apr 2008
Rated 07 Nov 2009
100
99th
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson continue to prove that they are the all time masters of comedic genius. This film will make you cry and laugh twice in every scene, and by the end of it you won't even know what hit you. The superb acting and character portrayal work done by Morgan and Jack is oscar-worthy at every second. This movie needs to be made into a book, TV series, and videogame.
Rated 07 Nov 2009
Rated 22 Aug 2013
80
80th
Amusing concept that was very well acted, especially by Jack Nicholson. Pretty funny for a movie about a couple of old guys.
Rated 22 Aug 2013
Rated 28 Apr 2008
48
17th
In order to work, this kind of drama has to feel real. But how can you believe in the story, if characters are cliche, and all activities taken by the leading pair filmed Hollywood-style, with lots of action but no credibility? Even if you forget ludicrous car race scene or skydiving conversations, there's still the Everest climb as a trip for people of all ages. Solo ascent by a middle-aged accountant? You must be joking. An average and pretentious flick, despite great cast.
Rated 28 Apr 2008
Rated 27 Dec 2007
80
93rd
A good laugh: gets a place next to 'Second-hand Lions'
Rated 27 Dec 2007
Rated 28 Jan 2008
60
68th
Good family movie...better than I expected. Everything was formulated and the outcome was a little obvious. but what really brought me down was... DID THE ASSISTANT GET THE MONEY?
Rated 28 Jan 2008
Rated 13 Feb 2008
80
85th
Better then a cup of cat shit, but not a Belgian ale.
There are funny parts, but it's not much of a modern comedy (more like 1940s). It's mostly a drama about life from some curious perspectives. My rating stands for a first viewing, but I see no reason to see it ever again. But then, I like ob Reiner generally.
Rated 13 Feb 2008
Rated 31 Mar 2008
90
94th
Um filme que combina o talento do diretor Rob Reiner com o dos atores Jack Nicholson e Morgan Freeman não podia dar errado. O humor e o drama são divididos de forma equilibrada no filme. Ver esses dois deuses do cinema atuando juntos é um prazer.
Rated 31 Mar 2008
Rated 07 Mar 2008
50
42nd
Enjoyable enough
Rated 07 Mar 2008
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