Grumpy Old Men

Grumpy Old Men (1993)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (36 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (138,429 ratings)

This cheerful holiday comedy, a surprise box office smash, featured a generous dollop of raunchy, crude humor and was greatly elevated by the presence of masterful performers in the lead roles. Jack Lemmon is John Gustafson, an ice-fishing Minnesota native who has been feuding with his neighbor and… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Donald Petrie
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Dec 24, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Aug 27, 1997
Warner Bros. Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

    Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are awfully good at this sort of thing.

  • Caryn James, New York Times

    Just don't expect their bickering to be on the level of Neil Simon, and you won't be disappointed.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    While it won't come close to my top 10 best list for 1993, it will be right up there among the pictures that I had the most fun watching.

  • Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

    The movie is too pat and practiced to really be convincing, and the progress of Ariel's relationships with the two grumps seems dictated mostly by the needs of the screenplay.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    If you poke through Grumpy's cheap sentimentality, you'll find a worthy picture somewhere.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    Not the best film of the duo Matthau and Lemmon, but, Grumpy Old Men still a funny and charismatic movie about love, life, family, friends and death in old age.

  • Shawn E


    An instant classic! This comedy has all the right timing and Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau make the funniest pair. Don't skip the end credits either, Burgess Meredith has some of the funniest one-liners I've ever heard!

  • Conner R


    Just a really funny movie showcasing one of the best duos in comedy. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau are as good together 30 years after their first onscreen partnering. While this isn't as well written or as fresh as The Odd Couple, it's such an untapped market. Squabbling… More

  • EightThirty .


    Hey Puts...Hey Moron... Ha ha ha this is absolutely hilarious!!! Cracking up all the way through the movie

  • Anthony L


    Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau, not their best, but they are so great together!

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