Bed of Roses

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Bed of Roses

PG

Released Jan 26, 1996

1h 27m

Romance

Drama

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Workaholic Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) long ago shut down emotionally, retreating into a shell during her painful childhood. Career is foremost in her mind and romance the very last thing. That changes when she receives a stunning bouquet of flowers from a secret admirer. When she asks the florist, Lewis (Christian Slater), where they came from, he admits they are from him. Lewis sweeps Lisa off her feet and seems to be her perfect man. But he too harbors a painful past.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Don't blame the leads, but the movie has less emotional resonance than an old FTD florist commercial with Merlin Olsen.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Bed of Roses tells a sappy story about two sad sacks who get more or less what they deserve -- each other.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Quentin Curtis

Independent on Sunday

A good, even beautiful, premise, but this romance is stronger on ambience than development.

Dec 7, 2017

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Caffeinated Clint

Tsunami Magazine

A very sweet movie, Slater and Masterson encompass real sparks

Rated: 3/5

Oct 26, 2008

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Jun 30, 2005

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Rob Thomas

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Rated: 3/5

Jul 31, 2003

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Melissa M

Even though the Josh brolin has a very small part in this movie. His character of Danny is very compelling. I wish there was more scenes with him in it. I'm still trying to figure out what Lisa's friend Kim does for a living. I just wish they would have been more of a back story of Lisa's adopted father stanley. Other than that I think this movie is very underrated. And very overlooked. The soundtrack is awesome. The movie is not oversaturated with music. Sometimes the story is a little slow moving. But it's nice to see Christian Slater in a romantic role. I love the montages in the film. It really sums up the story nicely. I think that Christian Slater and Mary Stewart Masterson have great chemistry in the film. I think it's the perfect date movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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lanfranco c

It is too sweet ! It turns to be unreal.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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This is definitely a family friendly movie. All in all I enjoyed it, I did think her freaking out about his proposal was just a way to add that last bit of drama, but it ended in a satisfying way.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

This movie is amazing. One of the best films of the 90's.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Slater and Masterson were good together in this romantic drama with a perfectly sweet ending.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

The most romantic stalker movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Synopsis

Workaholic Lisa (Mary Stuart Masterson) long ago shut down emotionally, retreating into a shell during her painful childhood. Career is foremost in her mind and romance the very last thing. That changes when she receives a stunning bouquet of flowers from a secret admirer. When she asks the florist, Lewis (Christian Slater), where they came from, he admits they are from him. Lewis sweeps Lisa off her feet and seems to be her perfect man. But he too harbors a painful past.

Director: Michael Goldenberg
Producer: Denise Shaw, Allan Mindel
Screenwriter: Michael Goldenberg
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Juno Pix
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 26, 1996, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jul 27, 1999
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.0M
Runtime: 1h 27m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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