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Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 56

Fresh: 47

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Consensus: Anchored by dazzling performances from Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Renée Zellweger, as well as Cameron Crowe's tender direction, Jerry Maguire meshes romance and sports with panache.

Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: What happens when a man tries to apply moral standards to his job in an industry of greed? He gets fired. Tom Cruise plays Jerry Maguire, a slick sports agent who realizes that he hates how he is... What happens when a man tries to apply moral standards to his job in an industry of greed? He gets fired. Tom Cruise plays Jerry Maguire, a slick sports agent who realizes that he hates how he is living his life and encourages his fellow employees to get back to the important basics: people, loyalty, and fairness. Unfortunately, Maguire's new moral compass costs him his job, and he is left to start his business anew with one work ally, agency accountant Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger), and his least important client, Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.). Maguire embarks on a journey of personal growth that forces him to reevaluate his life choices and ultimately leads him to both friendship and love. Like his earlier films, SAY ANYTHING and SINGLES, this award-winning Cameron Crowe film features snappy dialogue, comic relief, and the occasional tear-jerking moment. Stellar performances are turned in from Cruise, Zellweger, and Gooding, Jr., as well as supporting cast members Bonnie Hunt, Jay Mohr, Regina King, and Kelly Preston. [More]

Starring: Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jonathan Lipnicki

Starring: Tom Cruise, Renée Zellweger, Cuba Gooding, Jonathan Lipnicki, Bonnie Hunt, Kelly Preston, Jay Mohr, Jerry O'Connell, Regina King, Drake Bell

Director: Cameron Crowe

Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe
Producer: James L. Brooks, Cameron Crowe, Laurence Mark, Richard Sakai
Composer: Nancy Wilson

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  • Tom Cruise gives his best performance to date (Neil Rosen, NY-1) as a sports agent who suddenly discovers his scruples and promptly loses his job. But with the help of one loyal colleague and one outrageous client, JERRY MAGUIRE learns that loving well is the best revenge. A sweetheart of a romantic comedy (Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE) co-starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Renee Zellweger, Regina King and Bonnie Hunt.
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    Reviews for Jerry Maguire

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    competently made parallel plotted film whose buddy sports film elements outshine its rom-com aspects.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    07/02/09
    Dan Jardine
    Apollo Guide

    Tom Cruise is in top form playing Jerry Maguire, a slick sports agent with a heart.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    02/07/09
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Smartly written and boasting a sensational cast, Cameron Crowe's shrewdly observed third feature also gives Tom Cruise one of his very best roles...

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    07/31/08
    Todd McCarthy
    Variety
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    There is a recognizable ordinariness about the way these people stumble in and out of trouble, in and out of grace -- an ambiguous note, at once tart and sweet, knowing and innocent, in their relationships.

    Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
    07/31/08
    Richard Schickel
    TIME Magazine
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    Even Cruise can't capsize Cameron Crowe's entertaining romantic drama.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    07/31/08
    Channel 4 Film

    Cruise seems to have grown as much as Jerry, for he brings gentleness, warmth and lightheartedness to this role, qualities that we haven't seen since he played air guitar in his underpants in Risky Business 13 years ago.

    Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
    03/26/07
    Rita Kempley
    Washington Post
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    A meandering and deeply shallow tale of spiritual redemption, built around the Teflon persona of Tom Cruise and driven by the conviction that all emotions worth expressing can be summed up in pop songs.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    03/26/07
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    "Jerry Maguire" doesn't stop until it shows you the quan.

    Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
    10/15/06
    Phil Villarreal
    Arizona Daily Star

    Surely the film could have been shorter, but this unabashed Hollywood exercise tricked me into liking it.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    07/22/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    Lauded as a witty moral fable with a revelatory performance from its star, this romantic comedy is in fact meretricious, manipulative and reactionary.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Geoff Andrew
    Time Out

    Both sides of the story, the sports and the romance, mesh well.

    Full Review Source: Mr. Brown's Movies | comment Comment
    09/11/05
    Michael Dequina
    Mr. Brown's Movies

    Tom Cruise give his best performance yet.

    Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
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    Exceptional.

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    10/29/03
    Dragan Antulov
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    Disarming acting, colorful writing and true generosity of spirit keep it right on track.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Janet Maslin
    New York Times
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    Funny and warmhearted, this romantic comedy has it all: a gentle love story, crackling dialogue, social satire and uplifting themes.

    Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Susan Tavernetti
    Palo Alto Weekly

    Sports-agent epic about humanity in the face of commercialism still stands as Cruise's and Crowe's best work.

    Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
    11/07/02
    James Rocchi
    Netflix

    One of the things I liked best about this movie is the quality of the women's characters.

    Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Margaret A. McGurk
    Cincinnati Enquirer

    It has a lot of charm and it's smarter than most Hollywood movies. It's terrific entertainment.

    Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
    09/10/02
    Kevin N. Laforest
    Montreal Film Journal

    An engaging and full-tilt movie about how attention enhances both love and work.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    05/08/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    This is one of my favorite movies of all-time.

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    04/24/02
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