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Bruce Almighty
2003 101 min United States of America PG-13 12+
★6.5
Fantasy, Comedy
Director: Tom Shadyac
📖 Based on the novel
«Almighty Me»
byRobert Bausch
Trailers
Description
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.
Budget:
$80M
US Gross:
$242.83M
Worldwide:
$484.59M
Starring
Jim Carrey
Actor
Jennifer Aniston
Actor
Morgan Freeman
Actor
Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004
— Best Comedy Performance
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2004
— Best Kiss
Key opinion
Bruce Almighty is widely celebrated as a quintessential Jim Carrey comedy that balances slapstick humor with surprisingly sincere moral themes. While some critics dismiss the narrative as formulaic or thin, audiences frequently praise its high rewatchability and the effective chemistry between Carrey, Morgan Freeman, and Steve Carell.
| Acting | Jim Carrey’s magnetic and energetic performance acts as the film's primary anchor, effectively elevating the material beyond its standard comedic tropes. | |
| Acting | Morgan Freeman delivers a memorable and unconventional portrayal of God that adds a layer of unexpected gravity and wisdom to the film. | |
| Theme | The film successfully blends broad, slapstick humor with genuinely reflective and heartwarming thematic explorations of human responsibility and gratitude. | |
| Originality | The premise of an ordinary person gaining divine power provides a unique and engaging engine for the comedy, though opinions differ on whether the resulting plot avoids being formulaic or predictable. | |
| Screenplay | While many viewers praise the film's consistent entertainment value, a minority of critics find the narrative logic weak and the plot progression derivative. |