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Jerry Maguire

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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

US Box Office: $0

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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A feel-good movie that satisfies emotionally.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/01/00
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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
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
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
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
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine

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
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
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
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
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

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

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/11/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Tom Cruise give his best performance yet.

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04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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Exceptional.

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

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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.

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05/20/03
Susan Tavernetti
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
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
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
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
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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