Scent of a Woman

1992 · 2h36 · Film

Directed by Martin Brest

Starring Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Venture, Bradley Whitford, Ron Eldard, Rochelle Oliver, Margaret Eginton

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original language

English

Screenplay

Giovanni Arpino, Bo Goldman

Music

Thomas Newman

Cinematography

Donald E. Thorin

Cast

Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Venture, Bradley Whitford, Ron Eldard, Rochelle Oliver, Margaret Eginton, Tom Riis Farrell, Nicholas Sadler

Updated July 22, 2026

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