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Grumpy Old Men

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Grumpy Old Men (1993)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 20

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Average Rating: 5.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The long-running battle between neighbors John and Max escalates when zesty widow Ariel moves into their wintery Minnesota community. While the grouchy old rivals verbally spar over the new... The long-running battle between neighbors John and Max escalates when zesty widow Ariel moves into their wintery Minnesota community. While the grouchy old rivals verbally spar over the new arrival, Max's son Jacob pines for Melanie, John's daughter. The pair's pranks and insults hide a growing friendship for one another, even as Ariel teaches the quarrelling duo how to escape their snowbound existence and embrace change. [More]

Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith

Starring: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry, Kevin Pollak

Director: Donald Petrie

Director: Donald Petrie

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Aug 22, 1997

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...sort of a one-note picture, but luckily that one note is often pretty humorous.

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06/26/09
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

What ruins the fun is the prattling need for structure outside the central rivalry

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05/27/09
Chris Cabin
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03/26/09
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Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon are awfully good at this sort of thing.

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08/24/08
Richard Schickel
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Though supported by a stellar ensemble running the gamut of their seriocomic paces, it's not enough to distract viewers from script holes large enough to drive a snowplow through.

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08/24/08
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[Lemmon and Matthau] made much worse in the next few years.

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08/24/08
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Mediocre, regrettably.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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A raucous geezer comedy that contains several hilarious moments where you're laughing well into the next scene.

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Chuck O'Leary
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06/25/04
Jules Brenner
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Two old men who are challenged to savor life's pleasures and end their feud

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07/19/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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06/26/03
Josh Gilchrist
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Just don't expect their bickering to be on the level of Neil Simon, and you won't be disappointed.

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Neil Martin
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A lot funnier than it sounds.

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03/23/03
Robert Roten
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Contrived but fun old man buddy comedy. Burgess Meredith has all the best lines.

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