Jerry Maguire

"Everybody loved him... Everybody disappeared. The journey is everything."

Dec 13 1996 R 2h 19m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

Plot

Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) is a successful sports agent. The biggest clients, the respect, a beautiful fiancée, he has it all. Until one night he questions his purpose. His place in the world, and finally comes to terms with what's wrong with his career and life. Recording all of his thoughts in a mission statement, Jerry feels he has a new lease on life. Unfortunately his opinions aren't met with enthusiasm from his superiors and after dishonorably being stripped of his high earning clients and elite status within the agency, Jerry steps out into the sports business armed with only one volatile client, Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), and the only person with belief in his abilities, Dorothy Boyd (Renée Zellweger), with the impossible task of rebuilding what he once had. Along the way, he faces the harsh truth which he'd ignored in the past and a host of hardships that he'd never faced before.

Written by

Cameron Crowe

Directed by

Cameron Crowe

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Vinyl Films, TriStar Pictures, Gracie Films

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 41 nominations total

Scores
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296,418
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
77
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