When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he ever imagined.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 18 nominations
Jon Daly
- Tim Naughton
- (as Jonathan C. Daly)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAll Greenland scenes were shot in Iceland.
- GoofsThe dogs shown outside in Greenland are not authentic Greenlandic sled dogs, the only dogs allowed in Greenland. This is only true north of latitude 66, and Nuuk is well south of this. In fact, Greenland Dogs are likewise not allowed south of the 66th, specifically to avoid interbreeding.
- Quotes
Sean O'Connell: Beautiful things don't ask for attention.
- Crazy creditsThe making and authorized distribution of this film supported over 15,000 jobs and involved hundreds of thousands of work hours.
- Alternate versionsThe UK release was cut, the distributor was advised that the film was likely to receive a 12A classification but that their preferred PG classification could be obtained by making limited changes, including to remove sight of naked female pin-up pictures and to reduce violent threat in a fight scene. When an edited version of the film was submitted for formal classification, these scenes had been addressed and the film was consequently classified PG.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
- SoundtracksManeater
Written by Daryl Hall, John Oates and Sara Allen
Performed by KnightsBridge
Courtesy of Countdown Media
Featured review
Actually just one of them would make me want to give this a 10/10 and it is very close in my eyes. The scene I'm talking about involves a helicopter and a song that really got under my skin. If you don't feel a thing during that scene ... well I don't know what to say. The whole thing is build upon feelings and dreams. Obviously breaking out of them and making some of it reality (not the ones that can not be achieved obviously, like flying or other stuff) is the ultimate goal.
Ben Stiller might be known for one thing, but we can see with this movie he has a wider range. And the visual/virtual effects he uses help support his vision. A vision of a novel that I haven't read, but sounds more than intriguing even after you've watched the movie. Which cannot be said about most of novels/movies that have been made this way. This is not your typical movie, even though it might hit some familiar notes and go ways that are to be expected. Take the journey and fly with it ...
Ben Stiller might be known for one thing, but we can see with this movie he has a wider range. And the visual/virtual effects he uses help support his vision. A vision of a novel that I haven't read, but sounds more than intriguing even after you've watched the movie. Which cannot be said about most of novels/movies that have been made this way. This is not your typical movie, even though it might hit some familiar notes and go ways that are to be expected. Take the journey and fly with it ...
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- La vida secreta de Walter Mitty
- Filming locations
- Grundarfjörður, Iceland(Port where Erkigsnek docks)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $58,236,838
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,765,508
- Dec 29, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $188,133,322
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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