Endless Love

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Endless Love

R

Released Jul 17, 1981

1h 55m

Romance

Drama

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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

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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

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Time Out

As excruciating as the Diana Ross/Lionel Richie title tune.

Jan 26, 2006

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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

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

The story is incoherent and wildly gratuitous. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 21, 2019

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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

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Ed .

Save time and money - just listen to the song. Are you fortunate to have never seen this film before? Keep up with your fortunes. Imagine, instead of Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt, Richard Kiley and Shirley Knight performing in these roles with no changes made for age. Imagine these casting changes actually improving the film? Now, imagine Lucille Ball and Bob Hope portraying these roles with similar improvement? Hell, imagine John Wayne and Joan Crawford giving these performances posthumously....still improving the film. Imagination is endless but time is a precious commodity. Take heed and stay away from this turkey. Instead, read the novel: the film rearranged the sequence of events that, combined with poor casting, charred the quality of the original story beyond recognition.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/22/25

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Forty P

One of my all-time favorite movies. Such a beautiful and touching love story, with a great message. Great for teens and adults alike, this movie can touch anyone from any generation.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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