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The Bucket List

The Bucket List

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The Bucket List

"Find the joy."

2007

1h 37m

7.2(4156 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson

Edward Periman Cole

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Carter Chambers

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes

Thomas

Beverly Todd

Beverly Todd

Virginia Chambers

Alfonso Freeman

Alfonso Freeman

Roger Chambers

Dawn Lewis

Dawn Lewis

Flight Attendant

Rob Morrow

Rob Morrow

Dr. Hollins

Brian Copeland

Brian Copeland

Lee

Rowena King

Rowena King

Angelica

Annton Berry Jr.

Kai

Creative team

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Written by: Justin Zackham
Produced by: Alan Greisman
Neil Meron

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