Bruce Almighty (2003)
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48% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(31,507,041 ratings)
After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- as the world's new Heavenly Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies… More After a bad day at work, a man suddenly gets a new job -- as the world's new Heavenly Father -- in this comedy. Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a television reporter working in Buffalo, NY, who has been growing increasingly dissatisfied with his existence, and after an especially bad day, he flies into a rage and curses God for making his life miserable. To Bruce's great surprise, the Supreme Being Himself (Morgan Freeman) appears, and tries to convince Bruce of the enormity of his task. Bruce, however, isn't buying it, so God gives him a chance to find out what he's up against; God bestows all of his powers on Bruce for a week, to see how he'd handle things. At first, Bruce has a great time bending the world around him to his will, much to the puzzlement of his girlfriend, Grace (Jennifer Aniston), but after six days God stops by to remind Bruce he hasn't done much to make the Earth a better place. Disappointed, God presents Bruce with an ultimatum -- he has one day to improve the world in a concrete way, or God will toss the planet back into the void. Bruce Almighty was directed by Tom Shadyac, who previously teamed with Jim Carrey for Liar, Liar and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Tom Shadyac
- Written By
- Michael O'Keefe, Steve Koren, Steve Oedekerk
- Genres
- Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 23, 2003 Wide
- Studio
- Universal Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Robert Koehler, Variety
There's remarkably little done with a premise snatched from high-concept heaven, adding yet another file to the growing cabinet of under-realized comedies.
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, Time Out
Director Shadyac and his three scriptwriters prove much more fallibly flawed than their omnipotent hero.
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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Mr. Carrey gets some of his biggest laughs in years by playing up the darker side of his character's small-mindedness.
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Ed Park, Village Voice
Bruce takes over for the vacationing deity, but despite an initial surge of jolly, somewhat cruel chaos (as when he forces the new anchor to unreel paragraphs of gibberish on camera), things soon turn soggy.
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
... on at least three or four occasions, Carrey made me laugh so hard I had tears in my eyes -- and that's a heck of a trick.
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Cast
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Jim Carrey
as Bruce Nolan
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Jennifer Aniston
as Grace
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Morgan Freeman
as God
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Philip Baker Hall
as Jack Keller
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Catherine Bell
as Susan Ortega
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Lisa Ann Walter
as Debbie
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Steve Carell
as Evan Baxter
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Nora Dunn
as Ally Loman
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Sally Kirkland
as Anita Mann
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Tony Bennett
as Himself
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Mark Adair-Rios
as Hood
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Lillian Adams
as Mama Kowolski
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David Carrera
as Phil's Cameraman
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Greg Collins
as Coach Tucker
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Alfred Dennis
as Old Man
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Dan Desmond
as Bill the Ferry Owner
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Lou Felder
as Pete Fineman
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Mary Pat Gleason
as Heavyish Woman
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Nelson Mashita
as Doctor
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Carey Scott
as Partying Sports Guy
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Paul Satterfield
as Dallas Coleman
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Robert Curtis-Brown
as Phil Sidleman
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Jack Jozefson
as Homeless Guy with Signs
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Bette Rae
as Hazel
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Rolando Molina
as Hood
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Christopher Darga
as Vol Kowolski
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Susan Ware
as Party Woman
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William Thomas
as Technical Director
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Mark Kiely
as Fred Donohue
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Ken Rudulph
as Newscaster
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Laura Carson
as Nurse
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Timothy Di Pri
as Bruce's Cameraman
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Emilio Rivera
as Hood
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Ara Celi
as Woman at Party
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Noel Guglielmi
as Hood
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Edward Jemison
as Bobby
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Shaun Robinson
as Newscaster
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John Rosenfeld
as Business Man
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Brian Tahash
as Bruce's Soundman
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P.J. Byrne
as Panicked newsroom staffer
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Maria Quiban
as Newscaster
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Enrique Almeida
as Hood
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Bradley Stryker
as College Rioter
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Jamison Yang
as Office Staffer
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Michael Olifiers
as Police Training Center Officer
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Jessica Mattson
as Woman at Party
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Adrian Neil
as James
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Madeline Lovejoy
as Zoe
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Darius Rose
as Tyler
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Selma Stern
as Irene Dansfield
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Miah Won
as Connie
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Albert P. Santos
as Hood
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Jovan Allie
as Martin
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Koby Allie
as Martin
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Rina Fernandez
as Pretty Woman
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Michael Brownlee
as Newscaster
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Ted Garcia
as Newscaster
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Saida Rodriguez-Pagan
as Newscaster
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Gina St. John
as Newscaster
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Michael Villani
as Newscaster
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Christina Grandy
as Office Staffer
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Andrew Hateley
as Teenager
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Nick Huff
as Teenager
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Dougald Park
as Stalled Car Guy
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David A. Clemons
as Rioter
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Zachary Aaron Krebs
as Paramedic
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Glen Yrigoyen
as Trainer
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Dohn Norwood
as Police Training Center Officer
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Howard S. Lefstein
as Phil's Soundman
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Darcy Fowers
as Attractive Woman at Restaurant
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Laura-Shay Griffin
as Attractive Woman at Restaurant
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Micayla Bowden
as Day Care Kid
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Samantha Boyarsky
as Day Care Kid
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Dylan Ferguson
as Day Care Kid
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Cubbie Kile
as Day Care Kid
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Emily Needham
as Day Care Kid
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Alex Villiers
as Day Care Kid
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Moe Daniels
as Day Care Teacher
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Allison McCurdy
as Woman at Party
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Patti O'Donnell
as Woman at Party
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Janelle Perzina
as Woman at Party
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Annie Wersching
as Woman at Party
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Ashley Yegan
as Woman at Party
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Katt Micah Williams
as Boy on Bike
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Vanna Salviati
as Bobby's Aunt
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Ben Livingston
as Paramedic



