Bruce Almighty is a 2003 fantasy comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac and written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. It stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck TV reporter who complains to God that He isn't doing His job correctly, and is then offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell, Catherine Bell, Lisa Ann Walter, and Philip Baker Hall also star, while Tony Bennett makes a cameo appearance. This is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration after working together in Shadyac's first film, Ace Ventura, Pet... Detective, which also launched Carrey's career. Six years earlier, Shadyac and Carrey worked together to make the successful Liar Liar. The film was a box office success despite mixed reviews from critics. When released in American theaters in May 2003, it took the #1 spot at the box office, grossing $85.89 million, higher than the release of Pearl Harbor, making it the highest-rated Memorial Day weekend opening of any film in motion picture history until the release of X-Men: The Last Stand over Memorial Day 2006.
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| Release date: | May 23, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Tom Shadyac |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 101 Minutes |
| Producer: | Mark O'Keefe, Steve Koren, Tom Shadyac, James D. Brubaker, Jim Carrey, Michael Bostick |
| Editor: | Scott Hill |
| Music by: | John Debney |
| Cinematography: | Dean Semler |
| Screenplay by: | Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe, Steve Oedekerk |
| Estimated budget: | $80,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Fantasy |