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'''''The Bucket List''''' is a 2007 film directed by Rob Reiner and starring [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Morgan Freeman]].
Edward Cole is a hospital magnate who has made his fortune off of charging for hospital stays, but when he ends up in his own hospital with terminal lung cancer and meets Carter Chambers, a mechanic in a similar state, they strike up an odd friendship and make a "bucket list" of things to do before they die.
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This and Edward's money takes them around the world as their deaths get closer, but as their health declines it gets harder and harder to do what they want. In the end, they find out what's really worth spending their time on.
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* [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality]]: [[Roger Ebert]] complained about the plot putting both men in the same room, since in reality hospitals would put them in separate rooms to make ''more'' money. However, if they didn't share a room there would be no plot.
* [[Award Bait Song]]: John Mayer's "Say" over the credits.
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* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The two men die. This should be obvious from the title alone.
* [[Good Adultery, Bad Adultery]]: Edward encourages Carter to sleep with an attractive woman because he's only been with his wife and will never have another chance. Subverted, since he doesn't go through with it. Plus, Edward only suggested it to remind Carter how much he misses his wife.
* [[Hollywood Atheist]]: Edward's bitter, cynical, extremely unpleasant to most people he interacts with, and claims to envy people with faith even if he doesn't understand what it's about. Yeah, classic stereotypical example.
* [[Hollywood Skydiving]]: As the ''[[
* [[Jeopardy Intelligence Test]]: Used to demonstrate Carter's intelligence.
* [[Like You Were Dying]]
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* [[Millionaire Playboy]]: Edward, divorced four times.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Unsurprisingly frequent, what with it being a lighthearted comedy-drama based around terminal illness.
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* [[Noodle Incident]]: Edward tried to fire Matt once before, for the "Oprah Incident."
* [[Odd Friendship]] / [[Salt and Pepper]]: The latter is played with since Carter is the much more level headed of the two
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