Scent of a Woman
1992 · 157 min
Directed by Martin Brest. Written by Bo Goldman, Dino Risi, Giovanni Arpino. Starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar.
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Critics 81% · audiences 92% · streaming on Peacock, YouTube (free) · 4 Oscar nominations, 1 won