The Bucket List

This article is about the 2007 American film. For the Indian film, see Bucket List (2018 film).
The Bucket List
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRob Reiner
Written byJustin Zackham
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Schwartzman
Edited byRobert Leighton
Music byMarc Shaiman
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • December 15, 2007 (2007-12-15) (Hollywood)
  • December 25, 2007 (2007-12-25) (United States)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$45 million[1]
Box office$175.4 million[1]

The Bucket List is a 2007 American buddy comedy-drama film directed and produced by Rob Reiner, written by Justin Zackham, and starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.[2] The main plot follows two terminally ill men on their road trip with a wish list of things to do before they "kick the bucket".

Zackham coined the expression "bucket list" after he wrote his own "List of Things to do Before I Kick the Bucket" and shortened it to "Justin's Bucket List". The first item on his list was to "get a film made at a major studio". This list gave him the idea for the screenplay, and The Bucket List became his first studio film.[3]

The film premiered on December 15, 2007, in Hollywood and opened in limited release in the United States on December 25, 2007, by Warner Bros. The film then had a wide release on January 11, 2008. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2007 and was a box office success, opening at #1 in the United States, and grossing $175.4 million worldwide.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Bucket List". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Zimmer, Ben (29 May 2015). "The Origins of 'Bucket List'". Wsj.com. Retrieved 3 January 2022.