Bruce Almighty

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Bruce Almighty

PG-13

2003

1h 41m

Comedy

Fantasy

Romance

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Bruce Nolan's career in TV has been stalled for a while, and when he's passed over for a coveted anchorman position, he loses it, complaining that God is treating him poorly. Soon after, God actually contacts Bruce and offers him all of his powers if he thinks he can do a better job. Bruce accepts and goes on a spree, using his new-found abilities for selfish, personal use until he realizes that the prayers of the world are going unanswered.

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Critics Consensus

Carrey is hilarious in the slapstick scenes, but Bruce Almighty gets bogged down in treacle.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

01/09/2018

As entertainment, it gives good value: it's light, quick and diverting. Morgan Freeman, predictably, gives it heart, gravitas and the appearance of wisdom; but it's Carrey who keeps all the balls in the air with refined mania.

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Barbara Ellen

The Times (UK)

01/03/2018

There are enough goofball touches in Bruce Almighty to carry the movie to a certain extent... However, when the time comes for Bruce to "share and learn", the effect is trite and embarrassing.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

12/22/2010

3/5

Happily deranged comedy has typical Carrey humor.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/04/2020

3.0/4.0

It's a nice return to comedy for Carrey.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/15/2019

While Carrey's antics are good for some laughs, the film ultimately falls apart, thanks to a heavy-handed screenplay with enough sugar and sweetness to induce a diabetic coma.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

11/07/2019

Although Carrey's built-in audience base will undoubtedly be thanking The Almighty this weekend for Bruce Almighty, with so many other films out there right now, this one can be put on the back burner.

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Dom D

@ReallyDude Jul 19

I watched this movie again after a long time of not watching it and I thought I liked it, oh was I wrong. This movie is the definition of "nothing happens" the movie. like what a boring uninteresting waste of time. Jim is in a lot of funny movies and this is far from one of them. I hate everything about it, he never learns anything or helps anyone else, hes a shallow moron who cant handle the power but keeps using it for himself and not doing anything interesting with it. I can't stand movies that have the possibility to be good or funny but ruin it. Liar Liar is at least 100x better because he learns a lesson and makes the movie really funny all the while doing that.

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Brayden G.

@DeadShotVibe802 Jun 25

Better than I thought it would be

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Anita M.

@Anitam Jun 20

Such an awful movie with awful main character. The story is so dumb. What a waste of time.

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Thomas H

@ThomasH Jun 15

Fun concept but it reads more just as the writers fantastical power fantasies. Bruce did not deserve his wife back at the end of the movie.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu May 29

"Mmm… that’s it?" kinda movie. Had a fun concept but barely explored the chaos or possibilities of it. Still, Jim Carrey being Jim Carrey made it a decent one-time timepass watch.

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Max W

@MaxthorWoo May 21

Jim Carrey brings his innate humor to the role, while Morgan Freeman stands as one of the finest portrayals of God ever seen on screen.

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Synopsis

Bruce Nolan's career in TV has been stalled for a while, and when he's passed over for a coveted anchorman position, he loses it, complaining that God is treating him poorly. Soon after, God actually contacts Bruce and offers him all of his powers if he thinks he can do a better job. Bruce accepts and goes on a spree, using his new-found abilities for selfish, personal use until he realizes that the prayers of the world are going unanswered.

Director: Tom Shadyac
Producer: Tom Shadyac, Mark O'Keefe, Jim Carrey, Steve Koren, James D. Brubaker, Michael Bostick
Screenwriter: Steve Oedekerk, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Spyglass Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Language|Some Crude Humor)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 23, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $242.6M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Surround