About Schmidt
Turkish title: Schmidt Hakkında
“Schmidt Happens.”
2002 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by 
Alexander Payne
Alexander PayneCast
Jack Nicholson Hope Davis 
Dermot Mulroney 
June Squibb 
Kathy Bates
Credits
Written by: Louis Begley
Plot
A recently retired widower travels to his estranged daughter's wedding.
Sinekatalog’s take
Alexander Payne's quiet, wry comedy follows a widower's road trip and soul-searching. Jack Nicholson is restrained and touching, and the film finds humour and sadness in everyday disappointment.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (137,706 votes)
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