Jerry Maguire

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Jerry Maguire

R

1996

2h 18m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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When slick sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) has a crisis of conscience, he pens a heartfelt company-wide memo that promptly gets him fired. Desperate to hang on to the athletes that he represents, Jerry starts his own management firm, with only single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger) joining him in his new venture. Banking on their sole client, football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Jerry and Dorothy begin to fall in love as they struggle to make their business work.

Critics 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.

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Quentin Curtis

Daily Telegraph (UK)

1d

This is the performance of Cruise's career. In Jerry Maguire he has found a part exploits the showboating swagger of his earlier roles, and also finds something deeper -- the still beating heart beneath the corporate bluster.

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Cathryn Creno

Arizona Republic

1d

4/5

Jerry still isn't sure how to be a human being -- at least in the beginning and the middle of the film. And watching Cruise's character evolve -- yet keep his sense of humor -- is what makes this film so much fun.

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Jay Carr

Boston Globe

1d

Again and again, as you watch Jerry fight several kinds of loserdom that seem ever ready to devour him, you're aware of watching ground that's been gone over before, but not with as much freshness and point as Crowe brings to it.

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Chuck Klosterman

The Forum

1d

4.5/5

Jerry Maguire implies that happiness can come from situations that merely border on love -- that is, sometimes it's more important to like someone than it is to totally surrender yourself to stereotypical expectations.

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

1d

A-

Jerry Maguire gives it clients 110 percent, like any good agent. And it does exactly what Rod wants Jerry to do: It shows us the money.

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Paula Nechak

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

1d

3.5/4

15 minutes [too long] is a small price to pay for intelligent and astute adult entertainment these days. Jerry Maguire not only shows us the money, it shows us a good time.

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Steve B

@RT03063078 3d

This one should have gotten the Best Picture Oscar, rather than "The English Patient", which no one remembers. Stellar work by Gooding, Zellweger and, of course, Maverick. A great, uplifting, feel-good story of love and sports. The quotes from the movie that have become popular culture - "Show me the money", "You complete me" and, of course "You had me at hello." Did that for good reason. Top 50 all-time for sure. Probably higher, depending on your stance on romances.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu 5d

Went in blind for Cruise and Renée, and got heart, humor, charm, and pure satisfaction - a complete package in return!

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Ava S

@avawatches Mar 1

Jerry Maguire makes strong use of its talented cast, but a tonally awkward script juggling multiple subplots and genres leaves it feeling like two competing movies, even if its sharper insights on love still ring true.

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Justin K.

@bootsyandbbyratemoofies27 Feb 23

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!

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Kai T.

@thewritingkai Jan 29

Movie had alot of emotion, which is definitely needed. It was nice for Jerry to have a relapse on his own life. Although, majority of this movie was more Romance than romance/comedy, but there were some funny parts, just wished there was a little more. I also didn't like the narration of jerry's wife. her character seemed like she was normalized, as the 9-5 day to day worker in the beginning of the movie, which i found odd that she didnt have a part time job or any sort of occupancy during the times she was at her home. Overall solid movie.

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Leonard F

@ljf1017 Jan 27

I thought it was good. A love story weaved around two alpha males finally figuring out what's really important. Cuba Gooding is perfect as the self-centered WR who is all about money. I think this is one of Tom Cruise's deeper performances as he goes from on top, to losing his job and having only one client. He almost loses all his marbles several times, and then at the very end finally realizes waht is important

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Cameron Crowe

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Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Rod Tidwell

Renée Zellweger

Dorothy Boyd

Kelly Preston

Avery Bishop

Jerry O'Connell

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Jerry Maguire: Official Clip - You Had Me at Hello

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Jerry Maguire: Official Clip - Not Gonna Cry

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Jerry Maguire: Official Clip - Who's Coming With Me?

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Jerry Maguire: Official Clip - Play With Heart

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Synopsis

When slick sports agent Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) has a crisis of conscience, he pens a heartfelt company-wide memo that promptly gets him fired. Desperate to hang on to the athletes that he represents, Jerry starts his own management firm, with only single mother Dorothy Boyd (Renee Zellweger) joining him in his new venture. Banking on their sole client, football player Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding Jr.), Jerry and Dorothy begin to fall in love as they struggle to make their business work.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Producer: Richard Sakai, Laurence Mark, James L. Brooks
Distributor: Columbia Tristar, TriStar Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1996, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $153.6M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Surround

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