About Schmidt
2002 film directed by Alexander Payne
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Summary
About Schmidt is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,276 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alexander Payne[3]
- Screenwriter: Alexander Payne[4], Jim Taylor[5], Louis Begley[6]
- Composer: Rolfe Kent[7]
- Genre: comedy film[8], drama film[9]
- Based on: About Schmidt[10]
- Cast member: Jack Nicholson[11], Hope Davis[12], Dermot Mulroney[13], Kathy Bates[14], Harry Groener[15], Len Cariou[16], Angela Lansbury[17], Connie Ray[18], June Squibb[19], Howard Hesseman[20]
- Producer: Rachael Horovitz[21]
- Collection: Museum of Modern Art[22]
- Production company: New Line Cinema[23]
- Director of photography: James Glennon[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 7.7/10[27], 85%[28], 85/100[29]
- Color: color[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 2002[32], February 27, 2003[33]
- Distributed by: InterCom[34], Netflix[35], New Line Cinema[36]
- Narrative location: Colorado[37], Nebraska[38]
- Official website: http://content.foxsearchlight.com/films/node/4365[39]
- Main subject: old age[40]
- Film editor: Kevin Tent[41]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[42], Academy Award for Best Actor[43]
- Title: About Schmidt[44]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[45]
- After a work by: Louis Begley[46]
Why It Matters
About Schmidt has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]