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The Bachelor

Play trailer Poster for The Bachelor PG-13 Released Nov 5, 1999 1h 41m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Jimmie (Chris O'Donnell) and Anne (Renée Zellweger) are in a committed relationship, but the pressure is mounting on Jimmie to propose. Rather than lose Anne, Jimmie decides to ask for her hand in marriage. But when he delivers a lackluster speech to her, Anne turns him down. Jimmie soon finds out that he has one day to find a woman and marry her; otherwise he will lose out on his hefty inheritance. What ensues is a crazed search through Jimmie's past to find a suitable bride.
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Clichéd, witless and irritating, The Bachelor proves Chris O'Donnell is no Buster Keaton.

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Paul Tatara CNN.com "The Bachelor" is as generic as they come, the kind of commercial fabrication that sets up a pair of hackneyed concepts, then runs them in concentric circles until there's enough footage to cut together a movie. Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Just say I don't. Rated: D Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader Viewers have almost two hours to become thoroughly disgusted Jan 29, 2010 Full Review Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim The premise for "The Bachelor" probably looked great on paper. Get Chris O'Donnell and Renee Zellweger to star in a romantic comedy, throw in a $100 million inheritance plotline and let mayhem ensue! Rated: 1.5/4 Jul 27, 2023 Full Review Kate Pluta Common Sense Media The Bachelor is humorous and entertaining, at first. Unfortunately, the jokes become cliché, and the plot becomes a bit unbelievable. Rated: 2/5 Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Steve Persall Tampa Bay Times O'Donnell's square jaw and clear complexion get plenty of screen time, but not for a second is he believable as a guy with a playboy past. Rated: D Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marcos Vinicius L O filme é sensacional. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/23 Full Review steve d cute and funny. The cast seemed to have a lot of fun with this. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked it, I don’t know why such horrible reviews, I found it funny and entertaining. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/11/20 Full Review Audience Member This was probably one of the most formulaic rom coms I've seen in awhile. Despite the supposedly large budget, the script and dialogue were very formulaic and only provided a few funny moments. I guess it's more entertaining than a Hallmark movie, but it's definitely a letdown considering the premise. I kind of felt bad for the actors, because they've all been involved in much better films. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member It's good movie to watch Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member As desperate as its thousand wannabe brides. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jimmie (Chris O'Donnell) and Anne (Renée Zellweger) are in a committed relationship, but the pressure is mounting on Jimmie to propose. Rather than lose Anne, Jimmie decides to ask for her hand in marriage. But when he delivers a lackluster speech to her, Anne turns him down. Jimmie soon finds out that he has one day to find a woman and marry her; otherwise he will lose out on his hefty inheritance. What ensues is a crazed search through Jimmie's past to find a suitable bride.
Director
Gary Sinyor
Producer
Jeffrey T. Barabe, Bing Howenstein, Lloyd Segan
Screenwriter
Roi Copper Megrue, Jean Havez, Clyde Bruckman, Joseph A. Mitchell, Steve Cohen
Distributor
New Line Cinema
Production Co
New Line Cinema, The Lloyd Segan Company, George Street Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 1, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.7M
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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