The Bucket List

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman star as two terminally ill cancer patients who decide to break out of the hospital and live their last days to the fullest in director Rob Reiner's seriocomic road movie. Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who is currently sharing a hospital room ...more

The premise of The Bucket List is simple. It's also been tackled by Hollywood one too many times, but gets another go 'round here, with two terminally ill men in their twilight years forging an unexpected friendship during the last days of one their lives. Together, they conceive of a "bucket list"—things to do before they both "kick the bucket." It's the time-honored ebony and ivory buddy movie formula. By pairing two men from disparate socioeconomic backgrounds and races, The Bucket List ...more