The Odd Couple

Genre: Comedy

Worldwide gross$44.5M

Felix's (Jack Lemmon) wife has left him and he is contemplating suicide. His friends sense his depression and one of them, Oscar (Walter Matthau), volunteers to take him in until he is fine again. The two of them are like chalk and cheese - Oscar is fun-loving, gregarious and slovenly, Felix is a shy, stay-at-home, obsessive-compulsive neat-freak. Being around Oscar brightens Felix up, but he quickly starts to irritate Oscar.

🏆 Nominated for 2 Oscars. 3 wins & 9 nominations total

Director

Gene Saks

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler

Released

16 May 1968

Runtime

1h 45m

Certificate

G

IMDb rating

7.6 / 10

Votes

39,588

Metascore

86

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Box office

$44,527,234

Edition

Base