The Bachelor
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52% Critic Match

The Bachelor

One thousand brides. One hundred million dollars. Jimmie Shannon is about to discover the true value of love.

5.2 / 10 1999 1h 41mPG-13 English
ComedyRomance

Storyline

Jimmie is seeing his single friends get married one by one. He isn't too worried until his girlfriend Anne catches the bouquet at his friend Marco's wedding. Suddenly, his wild mustang days are numbered. He finally decides to propose to her, but he sticks his foot in his mouth and botches the proposal. Being insulted by the defeatist proposal, Anne leaves town on an assignment. After she's gone, he finds out that his recently-deceased grandfather's will stipulates that he gets nothing of a multi-million dollar fortune unless he's married by 6:05pm on his 30th birthday: tomorrow! Not being able to find Anne, Jimmie begins backtracking through his past girlfriends to find a wife.

Cast & Crew

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell

Jimmie

Lead
Renée Zellweger

Renée Zellweger

Anne

Artie Lange

Artie Lange

Marco

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Gluckman

Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

O'Dell

James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Priest

Marley Shelton

Marley Shelton

Natalie

Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov

Grandad

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gary Sinyor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Bachelor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker