Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has led a safe, predictable life working in the insurance industry in Omaha, Nebraska for many years, yet now faces retirement. At the same time, he is forced to ...

Kathy Bates is a nonstop pleasure as Randall’s full-bodied mom ... Nicholson’s acting sets a new gold standard, making Schmidt a movie you won’t forget.

By Michael Rechtshaffen On Dec. 13, 2002, New Line unveiled Alexander Payne’s drama About Schmidt in limited release ... arrived at this point in a career full of great performances.

I saw About Schmidt on a Saturday night in a theater full of young people out for a weekend of fun. It was instructive to watch how absorbed the entire theater became by this unlikely road movie ...

Why you can trust GamesRadar+ Our experts review games, movies and tech over countless ... Payne brings us About Schmidt. The tale of a retired insurance actuary who sets out in his motor home ...

It's a film that bakes a cake full of bile ... that's partly what the movie is about, a man trying not to explode - but he's an actor who exudes superiority. Schmidt should be partly vulnerable ...

At the age of 66, Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) is a man unprepared to face life's ambiguities. As the movie opens, we see Schmidt alone in his office at Woodmen of the World insurance company in ...