Jerry Maguire (1996)
82%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
26 wins & 41 nominations total
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
Jerry Maguire is the perfect movie for anyone who loves a good romantic comedy with a side of sports drama. Tom Cruise delivers a magnetic performance as the titular character, and Renée Zellweger’s anti-star quality is a refreshing contrast to the polished Preston. Plus, who can forget the iconic “show me the money” scene? It’s a roller-coaster of emotions that will have you laughing, crying, and cheering all at once. Even if you’re not a sports fan, you’ll find something to love in this classic film.
Production Company(ies)
Highline Pictures, Camera One Endless Picnic
Distributor
TriStar Pictures, Columbia TriStar Home Video, Columbia Tristar
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Paco’s Tacos – 4141 S. Centinela Avenue, Culver City, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language and sexuality
Year of Release
1996
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS DolbyDTS-Stereo Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos DTS
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 18m
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Language(s):English, American, Sign, L
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 1996 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 29, 2003
Genre(s)
Comedy/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Cruise, Cuba Gooding Jr., Renée Zellweger, Kelly Preston, Jerry O’Connell, Jay Mohr, Jonathan Lipnicki, directed by Cameron Crowe, written by Cameron Crowe, produced by Richard Sakai, Laurence Mark, Cameron Crowe, James L Brooks, comedy, romance, R rating, box office gross $153.6M, budget, reviewed by Duane Byrge, Candice Frederick, Dave Kehr, Michael Wilmington, Paul Tatara, Jay Boyar, Wesley Lovell, Stephen Silver, James Croot, Mark Jackson, David Nusair, Tomatometer 84%, audience score 79%, sports agent, crisis of conscience, heartfelt memo, management firm, single mother, football player, falling in love, business struggles, toxic masculinity, human emotion, personal atmosphere, effective comedy, dramatic moments, engaging story, top-notch performances, memorable, underrated, entertaining, heartwarming, fun
Worldwide gross: $273,552,592
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $522,142,281
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 271
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 56,940,271
US/Canada gross: $153,952,592
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $293,856,318
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 198
US/Canada opening weekend: $17,084,296
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $32,609,573
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 404
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $50,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $95,437,275
Production budget ranking: 434
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $51,392,973
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $375,312,033
ROI to date (est.): 256%
ROI ranking: 524
Cuba Gooding Jr. – Rod Tidwell
Renée Zellweger – Dorothy Boyd
Kelly Preston – Avery Bishop
Jerry O’Connell – Frank Cushman
Jay Mohr – Bob Sugar
Director – Cameron Crowe
Producers – Richard Sakai, Laurence Mark, Cameron Crowe, James L. Brooks
Writer – Cameron Crowe
Director(s)
Cameron Crowe
Writer(s)
Cameron Crowe
Producer(s)
Richard Sakai, Laurence Mark, Cameron Crowe, James L. Brooks
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
26 wins & 41 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (88) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (14)
On the jock front, Gooding is so believable in his role as Jerry’s selfish, pea-brained, wide receiver client that the Dallas Cowboys might consider signing him to complement Michael Irvin.
December 18, 2018
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
Cruise brilliantly portrays a man on the brink of losing his marbles and his grip on reality as he knows it: he’s hilarious, sad and desperate but still seems charming in this 1996 movie.
September 12, 2017 | Rating: A
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
Zellweger’s rumpled, anti-star quality plays in perfect contrast to Preston’s buff and polish. She redeems Jerry Maguire and Tom Cruise, too by making him human again.
August 24, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4
Dave Kehr
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
I like Crowe’s movies; I mostly enjoyed this one.
August 24, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
Cruise is very good in small moments with Dorothy’s son, played charmingly by Jonathan Lipnicki, but in some of the bigger scenes his performance is so wrong-headed you can’t imagine what he was thinking.
August 24, 2016
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
TOP CRITIC
Cruise gives perhaps his most appealing performance ever in what is arguably his best movie.
August 24, 2016 | Rating: 5/5
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel
TOP CRITIC
A promising filmmaker gives audiences just what they crave with Jerry Maguire, a moderately in depth look at the world of sports client management.
February 12, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight
One of the most popular and important romantic comedies of the 1990s (25th anniversary)
December 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Stephen Silver
Tilt Magazine
Jerry Maguire still holds up as a superb emotional roller-coaster, charming comedy and surprisingly deep meditation on intimacy, connectivity and toxic masculinity.
August 11, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
James Croot
Stuff.co.nz
Young Tom Cruise’s stock characters were arrogant, self-centered, slick, warrior-magician-dominant boyish-men, who eventually evolve their inner lover and king, per the mytho-poetic men’s movement vernacular. “Jerry Maguire” is a perfect example.
July 13, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Mark Jackson
Epoch Times
Jerry Maguire benefits tremendously from Cruise’s magnetic and predictably charismatic turn as the arrogant yet sympathetic central character…
June 15, 2021 | Rating: 3/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
The dialogue is superb, bringing these relatable characters and their grounded situations an extraordinary sense of authenticity and hilarity.
September 14, 2020 | Rating: 10/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
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.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Renee Zellweger’s “rumpled, anti-star quality plays in perfect contrast” to Kelly Preston’s polished character in Jerry Maguire, according to one critic review.
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