Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes

Corporate billionaire Edward Cole and working class mechanic Carter Chambers are worlds apart. At a crossroads in their lives, they share a hospital room and discover they have two things in common: ...( read more  read more... )a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do before they “kick the bucket” and an unrealized need to come to terms with who they are. Together they embark on the road trip of a lifetime, becoming friends along the way and learning to live life to the fullest. Each adventure adds another check to their list, all done with insight and humor.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Release Date: December 25, 2007

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DVD Release Date: June 10, 2008

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  • October 1, 2009
    A sweet and sentimental film. Put your fingers in the sides of your mouth and say bucket!
  • June 20, 2009
    I'd say one of Jack Nicholson's better films.
  • June 1, 2009
    This is a pretty good movie. Deals with life and death, friendship and getting through your bucket list before you die. It is a great movie for the two experienced actors - Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
  • April 18, 2009
    A very thoughtout movie, Jack and Morgan play exceptional parts as two cancer sufferers, Morgan being normal wages citizen, Jack being the owner of the hospital that they are staying in, follow in their footsteps to achieve all the tasks that they never really got around to durin...( read more)g their life. Good story, one time only watch tho.
  • March 21, 2009
    I liked the fact that both actors were playing roles suited for their age. It made the film a lot more enjoyable. The film was good until the film started skipping half way through obviously no fault to the actual film.
  • November 6, 2009
    not as good as i thought
  • November 2, 2009
    Watch out Captain Morgan and Jack Daniels! These two are indeed a laughing and great team of friends that I would never expected but loved so much.
  • October 28, 2009
    Edward (a rich man) meets Carter, when they are in hospital. They both live different lifestyles, but become friends when they bond because of their common terminal illnesses.against doctors advise,they check themselves out of the hospital and hit the road! They come together to ...( read more)make a list of things they want to do before they: "kick the bucket" (a positive list, which makes life better). They both start to make changes in life, where they both learn from each other.
    well i was hooked from the beginning.. i loved it!!! this movie has two of my fave actors in it they are amazing and brillant!!!
    this movie is both funny (i laughed loads) and sad...one i will definitely watch again!
  • October 27, 2009
    Put two Brilliant Actors together and what can you expect!
  • October 25, 2009
    Never disappointed by these two actors. A great film about what is really important.

Critic Reviews


January 11, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV

Here's a movie that feels like you're sleeping through it even as you watch the thing. full review

January 11, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

The movie is caught in the crossfire of its two missions -- to celebrate the universal things that "really matter" in life (friendship, family) and to celebrate what it means to live like Jack Nicholson. full review

January 11, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

Not every film about death needs a bald Swede and a game of chess: Sometimes, the sky-diving's enough. full review

January 11, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I urgently advise hospitals: Do not make the DVD available to your patients; there may be an outbreak of bedpans thrown at TV screens. full review

January 10, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Great actors sometimes transcend their material, but Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman can't pull their boots free from the ankle-deep schmaltz of The Bucket List. full review

December 26, 2007
Claudia Puig, USA Today

It's superficial, manipulative and schmaltzy. full review

December 26, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The eternal human struggle for answers is an unusually resonant chord for a big-budget studio movie to strike. full review

December 25, 2007
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The message of The Bucket List is that we should stop and smell the roses, count our blessings, hug someone we love, before it's too late. That's an audacious demand, coming from a movie that squeezes... full review

December 21, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

Despite the AARP factor, audiences of all types will probably love this film for what it says about our own mortality and how we handle it. full review

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  • srhguire
    June 5, 2009
    I cried so much at this film!its so so good..xXx
  • zelda64
    May 6, 2009
    I caught this sweet moving film and Love it! It makes one evaluate what is most important about Life. Even if one a person talks to a stranger for only a few moments, it becomes a lifetime of Learning.
  • terris85017
    January 4, 2009
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    Here is true irony! Lovely tale though sad of Nicholson and Freeman who meet in the Oncology Ward--2 patients living their end days/months with gusto and compiling their own individual, unique bucket lists.....Tho a most unusual pairing 2 men of different race and social status share the common link of a terminal diagnosis. the result? a most moving film I watched in the last month or 2 before my own father's passing. Memorable!!
  • jossan2104
    August 24, 2008
    This movie is amazing and i love Morgan Freeman. I cryed like a baby hehe
  • 1CYdNeE1
    July 25, 2008
    I like this movie to me it was very touching. It taught me to enjoy life while I am still living! I will now charish every moment I live and every breath I take! God gives to us every day and we need to learn to respect what he has given us and quit asking for more!

    ~Me~<3
  • perfectgentlemn
    July 20, 2008
    Amazingly touching movie !, very sad & a tear jerker :'-( ...a thought provoking movie for sure ! ...totally loved it. Must see ! Enjoy ;-)
  • bgatrox08
    June 13, 2008
    I Just Absolutely LOVE This Movie !!! That Shows The Exact Meaning Of Live Your Life To The Fullest, For No One Holds The Promise Of Tomorrow! I Cried!
  • Fatima22
    December 26, 2007
    Amazing movie. Almost made me cry.
  • WBMovies
    December 23, 2007
    Here's mine!

    1. Experience a moment of true satisfaction
    2. Buy my own house/apartment
    3. Write an article for a major publication
    4. Live in Asia for a year
    5. Go to the Oscars/Emmy's
  • spiderfan4life
    December 21, 2007
    here is my bucket list.

    1. visit all seven wonders of the world in the span of a week
    2. in one summer, visit all the major league baseball stadiums
    3. go sky diving
    4. go hang gliding
    5. take a cross country trip from the east coast to California
    6. build a car from scratch
    7. write an issue of Action Comics, Amazing Spider-Man,Daredevil, Hulk or All Star Batman and Robin
    8. sail to the caribbean
    9. pilot an airplane
    10. visit the grand canyon
    11. visit Egypt
    12. Attend a Super Bowl

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