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The Bucket List (2007)

PG_13  97 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama   -  11 January 2008 (USA)
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Ratings: 7.4/10 from 81,019 users   Metascore: 42/100 
Reviews: 260 user | 196 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

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Rob Reiner
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jack Nicholson ...
Morgan Freeman ...
Sean Hayes ...
Beverly Todd ...
Rob Morrow ...
Alfonso Freeman ...
Rowena King ...
Annton Berry Jr. Annton Berry Jr. ...
Kai
Verda Bridges Verda Bridges ...
Chandra
Destiny Brownridge Destiny Brownridge ...
Brian Copeland Brian Copeland ...
Lee
Ian Anthony Dale ...
Instructor
Jennifer Defrancisco ...
Emily (as Jennifer DeFrancisco)
Angela Gardner ...
Female Administrator
Noel Gugliemi ...
Mechanic (as Noel Guglielmi)
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Storyline

Corporate 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 joy in life. Written by r2k443  

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Plot Keywords:

List | Hospital | Friend | Billionaire | Journey  | See more »

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When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Antes de partir See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$161,840 (USA) (23 December 2007) (16 Screens)

Gross:

$93,452,056 (USA) (1 June 2008)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Justin Zackham wrote the script with Morgan Freeman in mind to play Carter. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the doctor finishes his first post surgery follow up with Cole, he proceeds to raise the side rail by Cole's right arm. The next scene reveals the side rail as being down, while the next scene after that shows the rail as up. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Carter Chambers: Edward Perriman Cole died in May. It was a Sunday afternoon, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky...
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Connections

Referenced in In the Land of Women (2006) See more »

Soundtracks

"Milord"
Written by Marguerite Monnot and Joseph Moustaki
Performed by Édith Piaf (as Edith Piaf)
Courtesy of EMI Music France
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