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Endless Love

Play trailer Poster for Endless Love R Released Jul 17, 1981 1h 55m Romance Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Parental disapproval of two teenage lovers (Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt) causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.
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Richard Schickel TIME Magazine Is Brooke Shields truly obsession worthy? And can she carry, commercially, another movie about another kind of obsession? The answer is no. Feb 12, 2014 Full Review Variety Staff Variety A Cotton-candy rendition of Scott Spencer's powerful novel, Endless Love is a manipulative tale of a doomed romance which careens repeatedly between the credible and the ridiculous. Jul 26, 2007 Full Review Time Out As excruciating as the Diana Ross/Lionel Richie title tune. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Kenneth Turan New West/California Endless Love never lets you forget what the book's sophisticated language lets you ignore: that our protagonists are a pair of shallow, spoiled teenagers. Nov 3, 2021 Full Review Diego Galán El Pais (Spain) The story is incoherent and wildly gratuitous. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 21, 2019 Full Review Courtney Enlow Pajiba The original Endless Love is so bonkers it scored "Next Level" on the Mantzoukas scale and immediately won a place in my heart alongside Mariah Carey's epic, Gliter. Dec 3, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert F Pretty boring movie overall. Read the book I’ve heard it was better Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/21/25 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Dull movie, with unlikeable, stupid, annoying characters, Only positives ----- Brooke is so stunningly beautiful, and James Spader is the only one in cast with any common sense, Also the title song is amazing. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/25 Full Review mykenna j I was excited to watch this movie. However, this was probably the worst movie I have ever seen. The main character is a maniac. The young couple was completely ignorant and dramatic. The ending was horrible considering all the things the young man put that girl, Jade and her family through. I would not recommend this to ANYONE. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/07/25 Full Review Victor T By today's standards, this movie has aged very well. The cinematography and performances are exceptional. I think it's been underrated and panned unjustly. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Mon B You had to be there when it came out- you will love it if you grew up with Brooke Shields- she was our beautiful friend on magazine covers- so gorgeous you could't hate her, especially since she was so darn sweet to everyone. But the movie- yeah, it's nuts-problematic, makes no sense. The parents forbid the couple to see each other for 30 days- so, they don't talk at school! That's nuts- of course they would. After years go by, the girls' father coincedentally runs in to our young man....walking in New York City. Go figure. And the boy wears the same shirt throughout the movie- no matter how many years go by- c'mon wardrobe, you can get him another outfit. But I still love it- because it's Brooke, and James Spader, and I love seeing Tom Cruise in his first appearance. Silly, funny, weird, and the best love song ever. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review shelly l I had never seen this movie so when I saw it on Netflix I decided to give it a chance. This movie was so cringey. Brooke Shields has a very weird thing going on with the actor that played her Dad. In one scene she's sitting on his lap and he kisses her close to her mouth and it was just creepy. Then her Mom acts so weird and inappropriate with her daughter's boyfriend. I seriously think a pedo directed this film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Parental disapproval of two teenage lovers (Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt) causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.
Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Producer
Dyson Lovell
Screenwriter
Judith Rascoe
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 17, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 55m
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