{{for|the criminal law defense|Diminished responsibility}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = Diminished Capacity | image = Diminished capacity.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Terry Kinney | producer = Galt Niederhoffer<br>Celine Rattray<br>Tim Evans<br>Daniela Tapling Lundberg | writer = Sherwood Kiraly | starring = Matthew Broderick<br>Virginia Madsen<br>Alan Alda | music = Robert Burger | cinematography = Vanja Cernjul | editing = Tim Streeto | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2008|01|21|Sundance Film Festival|2008|07|04|United States}} | runtime = 92 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = $23,719 }} '''''Diminished Capacity''''' is a 2008 comedy film directed by Terry Kinney and written by Sherwood Kiraly, based on his novel of the same name. It stars Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, and Alan Alda. It was released at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and opened in theaters in July 2008. It was produced by Plum Pictures.
==Plot== A newspaper editor suffering from memory loss after an accident takes a trip to a memorabilia expo with his Alzheimer's-impaired relative, Rollie, and his high school flame, Charlotte. The plan is for Rollie to sell a rare baseball card, but a few people want the card.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007950/ Diminished Capacity (2008)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Cast== {{Cast listing| * Matthew Broderick as Cooper Zerbs<ref name=sundance>[http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=d-f Film & Events] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528180144/http://www.sundance.org/festival/film_events/alphabetical.asp?alpha=d-f |date=2008-05-28 }}, Sundance Film Festival</ref> * Virginia Madsen as Charlotte<ref name=sundance/> * Alan Alda as Rollie Zerbs, Cooper's Uncle<ref name=sundance/> * Louis CK as Big Stan<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/day-and-night/features/standup-king-1435404.html| title= Stand-Up King |newspaper=The Independent | first= Eamon |last= Sweeney |date= 18 July 2008 |accessdate= 9 January 2015}}</ref> * Jim True-Frost as Donny Prine * Dylan Baker as Mad Dog McClure<ref name=sundance/> * Bobby Cannavale as Lee Vivyan * Jeff Perry as Casey Dean, Cooper's boss * Lois Smith as Belle Zerbs, Cooper's mother * Chris Bauer as Lloyd, Charlotte's ex * Tom Aldredge as Wendell Kendall }}
==Critical reception== On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 35% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 5.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "This low-key comedy about memory loss offers mild pleasures but is too bland to fully resonate."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diminished_capacity/|title=Diminished Capacity (2008)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=May 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502034208/http://www.rottentomatoes.com:80/m/diminished_capacity/ |archive-date=2008-05-02 }}</ref> On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 54 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/diminished-capacity|title=Diminished Capacity Reviews|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=May 10, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211123459/http://www.metacritic.com:80/movie/diminished-capacity |archive-date=2011-12-11 }}</ref> ''USA Today'' said that it "has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be." ''Time Out New York'' said, "Great, just what we needed: another rote exercise in indie-feely humanism."<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/diminished_capacity/ ''Diminished Capacity'' Movie Reviews, Pictures], Rotten Tomatoes</ref>
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==External links== *{{IMDb title|1007950|title=Diminished Capacity}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes|diminished_capacity}}
Category:2008 films Category:2000s sports comedy-drama films Category:American sports comedy-drama films Category:2008 English-language films Category:Films set in Chicago Category:Films shot in New Jersey Category:Midlife crisis films Category:American baseball films Category:2008 comedy-drama films Category:2008 American films Category:English-language sports comedy-drama films