The Odd Couple

Name: The Odd Couple
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1968
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner

1968 · 1h46 · Film

Directed by Gene Saks

Starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Herb Edelman, David Sheiner, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Iris Adrian, Billie Bird, Angelique Pettyjohn

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In New York, Felix, a neurotic news writer who just broke up with his wife, is urged by his chaotic friend Oscar, a sports journalist, to move in with him, but their lifestyles are as different as night and day are, so Felix's ideas about housekeeping soon begin to irritate Oscar.

Updated July 22, 2026