"If you could be God for one week, what would you do?"

2003

1h 41m

6.7(11001 votes)

Fantasy

Comedy

Overview

Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules God — and the Almighty responds, endowing Bruce with all of His divine powers.

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115 members

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Jim Carrey

Bruce Nolan

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Morgan Freeman

God

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Jennifer Aniston

Grace Connelly

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Philip Baker Hall

Jack Baylor

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Catherine Bell

Susan Ortega

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Lisa Ann Walter

Debbie

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Steve Carell

Evan Baxter

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Nora Dunn

Ally Loman

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Eddie Jemison

Bobby

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Paul Satterfield

Dallas Coleman

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Mark Kiely

Fred Donohue

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Sally Kirkland

Anita

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Tony Bennett

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Timothy Di Pri

Bruce's Cameraman

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Brian Tahash

Bruce's Soundman

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Lou Felder

Pete Fineman

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Lillian Adams

Mama Kowolski

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Christopher Darga

Vol Kowolski

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Jack Jozefson

Homeless Man

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Mark Adair-Rios

Hood

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Enrique Almeida

Hood

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Noel Gugliemi

Hood

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Rolando Molina

Hood

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Emilio Rivera

Hood

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Mary Pat Gleason

Heavyish Woman

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Don Dowe

Camera Operator

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P.J. Byrne

Panicked Newsroom Staffer

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Albert P. Santos

Hood

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Madeline Lovejoy

Zoe

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Jovan Allie

Martin

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Koby Allie

Martin

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Dan Desmond

Bill

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Selma Stern

Irene Dansfield

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Alfred Dennis

Old Man

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Rina Fernandez

Pretty Woman

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Robert Curtis Brown

Phil Sidleman

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Michael Brownlee

Newscaster

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Ted Garcia

Newscaster

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Maria Quiban

Newscaster

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Shaun Robinson

Newscaster

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Saida Pagan

Newscaster

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Ken Rudulph

Newscaster

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Gina St. John

Newscaster

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Michael Villani

Newscaster

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Christina Grandy

Office Staffer

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Allen Lulu

Office Staffer

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Jamison Yang

Office Staffer

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Bette Rae

Hazel

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Andrew Hateley

Teenager

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Nick Huff

Teenager

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Greg Collins

Coach Tucker

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Dougald Park

Stalled Car Guy

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Susan Ware

Party Woman

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John Rosenfeld

Business Man

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Carey Scott

Partying Sports Guy

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David A. Clemons

Rioter

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Bradley Stryker

College Rioter

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Michael Guarnera

Riot Leader

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Laura Carson

Nurse

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Zachary Aaron Krebs

Paramedic

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Ben Livingston

Paramedic

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Nelson Mashita

Doctor

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Glen Yrigoyen

Trainer

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Dohn Norwood

Police Training Center Officer

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Michael Olifiers

Police Training Center Officer

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Howard S. Lefstein

Phil's Soundman

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Miah Won

Connie - Masseuse

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Darcy Fowers

Attractive Woman at Restaurant

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Laura-Shay Griffin

Attractive Woman at Restaurant

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Darius Rose

Tyler

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Micayla Bowden

Day Care Kid

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Sammy Boyarsky

Day Care Kid

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Dylan Ferguson

Day Care Kid

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Cubbie Kile

Day Care Kid

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Emily Needham

Day Care Kid

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Alex Villiers

Day Care Kid

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Moe Daniels

Day Care Teacher

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Ara Celi

Woman at Party

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Jessica Leigh Mattson

Woman at Party

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Allison McCurdy

Woman at Party

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Patti McLafferty

Woman at Party

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Janelle Pierzina

Woman at Party

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Annie Wersching

Woman at Party

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Ashley Yegan

Woman at Party

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Micah Williams

Boy on Bike

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William Thomas, Jr.

Technical Director

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Tom Beyer

Stage Manager

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Max Grodénchik

Control Room Operator

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Michael Bofshever

Control Room Operator

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Colby French

Control Room Operator

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Manny Suárez

Control Room Operator

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Shashawnee Hall

Camera Operator

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Carrie Quinn Dolin

Teleprompter Operator

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Vanna Salviati

Bobby's Aunt

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Scott DeFoe

K-9 Tech

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David Carrera

Phil's Cameraman

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Jennie Baek

Driver (uncredited)

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Joseph Buttler

Baker (uncredited)

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Curt Clendenin

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Sabrina Culver

Office Staffer (uncredited)

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Ron Jeremy

Man in Diner (uncredited)

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Chris Johns

Waiter (uncredited)

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Brian La Rosa

Man in Street (uncredited)

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Karen Levine

Newsroom Staff (uncredited)

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Ryan McGonagle

Lottery Riot Hooligan (uncredited)

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Gino Montesinos

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Stephanie Nash

Mother with Boy (uncredited)

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Adrian Neil

James (uncredited)

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Mandana Rothschild

Woman at Party (uncredited)

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Danny Salay

Rioter (uncredited)

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Rico Simonini

Doctor (uncredited)

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Catherine Petra Villalobos

Misty (uncredited)

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Gary Rodriguez

Precision Driver (uncredited)

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Rando Thomas

Dangerous Driver (uncredited)

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Juliette Tinelle Ollie

News audience member (uncredited)

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