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GenreComedy & Fantasy
RatedPG-13
Runtime1 hr 41 mins
ReleasedMay 23, 2003
StreamingSee Where to Watch
DirectorTom Shadyac
StarringJim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston
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Bruce Almighty (2003)
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| Genre | Comedy & Fantasy |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Released | 05/14/2003 (Hollywood); 05/23/2003 (United States) |
| Streaming | See Where to Watch on this page. |
| Running Time | 1 hr 41 mins |
| Budget | $81M (reported) |
| Box Office | Updated daily from Box Office Mojo. See the numbers below. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Bruce Almighty's Interests | |
| General | Pagers, the anchor desk, Niagara Falls live shots, a bowl of tomato soup, a dog learning new tricks. |
| Music | John Debney |
| Movies | Liar Liar (1997). Same director, same Carrey, different cosmic curse. |
| Television | The Office. Evan Baxter grew up and became a regional manager. |
| Heroes | God, as played by Morgan Freeman, who still mops his own floors. |
| Bruce Almighty's Crew | |
| Director | Tom Shadyac |
| Writers | Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Oedekerk, Steve Koren (story), Mark O'Keefe (story) |
| Producers | Tom Shadyac, Jim Carrey, James D. Brubaker, Michael Bostick, Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Music | John Debney |
| Edited By | Scott Hill |
| Production | Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Shady Acres Entertainment, The Pitbull Company |
| Distributed By | Universal Pictures (United States and Canada), Spyglass International (select territories), Buena Vista International (International) |
Bruce Almighty is a Jim Carrey stand-up set with a Sunday school lesson stapled to the back. The first hour is the fun part: Bruce gets God’s powers and immediately uses them on traffic, his hair and the guy who stole his job. Steve Carell nearly walks off with the whole movie in one scene where Bruce makes his mouth go haywire on live TV. Morgan Freeman plays God like the calmest boss you’ve ever had, happy to mop his own floors. Then the third act shows up with a lecture, and Jennifer Aniston is stuck playing a girlfriend whose main job is looking disappointed. Critics gave it 48% on Rotten Tomatoes and audiences handed it an A CinemaScore, which tells you exactly who it was made for. It still pulled $484.6 million worldwide. A 5.8 because the gags are great and the message is a greeting card. $633 says you try to part a bowl of tomato soup with your hands tonight.
What works: Carrey goes full rubber face with God-level powers, and Steve Carell’s live TV meltdown is one of the funniest scenes either of them ever did.
What doesn’t: The last act turns into a lecture, and Jennifer Aniston gets stuck playing a girlfriend whose whole job is looking let down.
Who it’s for: Anyone who quotes Jim Carrey movies at family dinners and likes their comedy with a little lesson for dessert.
Spoilers
Bruce answers every prayer with a yes, the city falls into chaos, and Grace leaves him. He gives up, gets hit by a truck while praying for Grace to be happy, and wakes up with a second chance and a much better attitude.
Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is a Buffalo TV reporter stuck on fluff stories when all he wants is the anchor chair. When his smug rival Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) gets the job instead, Bruce melts down on live television, gets fired, and spends the night telling God exactly how badly the universe is being run. Then his pager goes off. God (Morgan Freeman), working out of an empty warehouse, hands Bruce the full set of powers and dares him to do better. His girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston) has no clue. Tom Shadyac directs. One hundred one minutes, unlimited customer complaints.
Anyone who thinks they could run the universe better. Start with Buffalo traffic.
| Jim Carrey | Bruce Nolan |
| Morgan Freeman | God |
| Jennifer Aniston | Grace Connelly |
| Philip Baker Hall | Jack Baylor |
| Catherine Bell | Susan Ortega |
| Lisa Ann Walter | Debbie Connelly |
| Steve Carell (credited | Steven Carell) as Evan Baxter |
| Nora Dunn | Ally Loman |
| Eddie Jemison | Bobby |
| Sally Kirkland | Anita Mann |
| Mark Kiely | Fred Donohue |
| Paul Satterfield | Dallas Coleman |
| Lou Felder | Pete Fineman |
| Micah Stephen Williams | boy on bike |
| Tony Bennett | himself |
| Carlos Sánchez | Juan Valdez |
| John Murphy | himself |
| Madeline Lovejoy | Zoe |
| Noel Gugliemi | Hood |
| Annie Wersching | woman at party |
- (cur | prev) 14:30, 17 October 2026 DataBot +480 Numbers refreshed: Worldwide box office $484.6M; Domestic box office $242.8M; Opening weekend $68M; Profit / loss (est.) +$120.8M; Rotten Tomatoes 48%; CinemaScore A; box office chart updated; Rotten Tomatoes critics 48% (191 reviews); Metacritic 46 / 100; CinemaScore A; IMDb users 6.8 / 10 (476,951 votes); movie.guru score 5.6.
- (cur | prev) 12:00, 17 October 2026 DataBot +2,000 Profile created from Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo: cast, crew, release dates, budget, official trailer.