The Bucket List

The Bucket List

Find the joy.

Directed by Rob Reiner

Produced by Two Ton Films, Zadan / Meron Productions

200797 min7.2 / 10

A warm, life-affirming buddy drama about two dying men from opposite worlds who bond over a journey to fulfill their dreams before time runs out.

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: a desire to spend the time they have left doing everything they ever wanted to do 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, with insight and humor.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Bucket List scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is The Bucket List violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Bucket List end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is The Bucket List easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is The Bucket List sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise33

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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