About Schmidt

Stars
4
Rating
R
Author
Louis Begley (novel), Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (screenplay);
Length
125 min
Director
Alexander Payne
About Schmidt
Synopsis
"Warren Schmidt is retiring from his position as an actuary with Woodmen of the World, a life insurance company in Omaha, Nebraska. After a retirement dinner, Schmidt finds it hard to adjust to his new life, feeling useless. He sees a television advertisement about a foster program for African children, Plan USA, and decides to sponsor a child. He soon receives an information package with a photo of his foster child, a small Tanzanian boy named Ndugu Umbo, to whom he relates his life in a series of candid, rambling letters." [Wikipedia]
Genre
Historical
Released
2002
Location
United States
Period
Omaha and Denver in about 1980;
Netflix
No

This movie is linked to the following periods

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Begin
End
Category
Cold War (U.S.) & Counterculture
1945
1991
United States