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Someone Like You

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Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray (Greg Kinnear). But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal, including her womanizing roommate Eddie (Hugh Jackman). Jane puts her studies and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist -- and becomes a sensation.
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A light and predictable, if somewhat shallow, romantic comedy that's easy to sit through because of the charming leads.

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Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 07/15/2023
Another dim adaptation of a bright comic novel. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 10/31/2018
Inevitability of the plotting and lack of modulated rhythm make the 97-minute running time feel longer than it is. Go to Full Review
Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/28/2010
3/5
So-so romantic comedy for teens. Go to Full Review
Barbara Vancheri Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 10/31/2018
2/4
To paraphrase Jane, Someone Like You wants to be the movie version of New Cow, but it's really Old Cow. Or mad cow. Or fractured fairy tale. Go to Full Review
Hollywood.com Staff Hollywood.com 10/31/2018
Someone Like You clearly tries to go beyond the typical romantic comedy but its failure to do so is all the more painful to watch. Go to Full Review
Matthew Turner ViewLondon 10/31/2018
3/5
In general then, this is a standard rom-com with a decent helping of funny lines, some great supporting performances and two attractive leading characters that you genuinely care about. Go to Full Review
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Jun 7 Predictable and nothing blowing you out of the water. But enjoyable enough to watch. Pretty standard romantic movie. See more Guilherme N Jan 5 3 estrelas só pelo Hugh Jackman mesmo. See more Rosana B Jan 1 Um filme de comédia romântica, baseado no romance Animal Husbandry, e acompanha uma mulher de coração partido que procura uma razão pela qual foi abandonada, mas a real que não existe razão, é apenas porquê, sim, porque nem sempre o perfeito nos atrai, às vezes precisa mais que amor, mais que sexo, a analogia com a vaca velha, apesar de bizarra foi retratada de maneira divertida… O desfecho embora clichê, bem gostosinho, mas a protagonista merecia alguém melhor que Eddie, só acho… See more Barbara P 11/05/2023 Light and pleasant comedy, with excellent cast performances. But, as you realize Eddie's growing interest in Jane, Jane's involvement seems unexpected, and this makes the movie lose depth a little, in a way. The rythm sounds good, so the soundtarcks. The ending is predictable? yes, but it depends on the novel, not the movie neither the screenplay. If I think of "Bridget Jones' Diary", this film lacks a bit of atmosphere in the final but, overall, it is believable. See more Steve D 02/05/2023 Lightweight and the characters aren't interesting enough to care. See more 01/05/2022 Saw this listed with a different title of "Animal Attraction". Did not like this, maybe I was not in the right mood but… it just did not feel like a romance film that I wanted it to feel? Maybe it's just me but it did not feel to me that there was much of… a love story/ to see the development of feelings between the main couple. I enjoyed that it was a bit nostalgic, to see the actors that I was used to seeing back in early 2000s, to the fashion and hairstyles. The acting was not bad but the story line though, eeeh See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Jane Goodale (Ashley Judd) has everything going for her. She's a producer on a popular daytime talk show, and is in a hot romance with the show's dashing executive producer Ray (Greg Kinnear). But when the relationship goes terribly awry, Jane begins an extensive study of the male animal, including her womanizing roommate Eddie (Hugh Jackman). Jane puts her studies and romantic misadventure to use as a pseudonymous sex columnist -- and becomes a sensation.
Director
Tony Goldwyn
Producer
Lynda Obst
Screenwriter
Elizabeth Chandler
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG-13 (Some Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 30, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$27.3M
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
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