Letters to Juliet

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Letters to Juliet

PG

Released May 14, 2010

1h 45m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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While visiting Verona, Italy, with her busy fiance, a young woman named Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) visits a wall where the heartbroken leave notes to Shakespeare's tragic heroine, Juliet Capulet. Finding one such letter from 1957, Sophie decides to write to its now elderly author, Claire (Vanessa Redgrave). Inspired by Sophie's actions, Claire sets out to find her long-lost lover, accompanied by her disapproving grandson (Christopher Egan) and Sophie.

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Critics Consensus

Letters to Juliet has a refreshingly earnest romantic charm, but it suffers from limp dialogue and an utter lack of surprises.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Both exasperatingly vapid and easy to sit through.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 6, 2010

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Stephanie Zacharek

Movieline

The picture never looks fussed-over or flattened -- it breathes, as opposed to just looking merely pretty.

Rated: 8.5/10

Jul 6, 2010

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Kate Muir

The Times (UK)

A gloriously tacky Italian romance.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 6, 2010

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

By the time a Dos Equis "Most Interesting Man in the World" lookalike (Redgrave's real-life husband Franco Nero) and the background noise of Taylor Swift's "Love Story" show up (and come on, you knew it would), extreme Hollywood predictability sets in.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2025

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Letters to Juliet relies on entirely too many coincidences to be believable, even by Hollywood romance standards.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 18, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Letters to Juliet could have remained a nice post card, but it has irresistible charm. [Full review in Spanish]

Jul 18, 2022

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H N

This movie is a "chick flick" I stumbled on part way. My interest piqued when I realized Vanessa Redgrave was looking for her long lost love. I recall how beautiful she looked in Camelot. Lo and behold she finds him. Riding a horse no less as he did in Camelot. To my amazement it is Franco Nero. Her Lancelot. After watching this reconnection of a romance I viewed their scene in Camelot where he sang "If ever I would leave you." They were both young and gorgeous. The story does not end. Further research reveals they were lovers when young but separated. Many years later they met and rekindled their love and married. Thus viewing Letters to Juliet in such context was so gratifying and enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Audience Member

Very entertaining. Enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/25

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Luis Otavio F

Warm and brilliant, Letters to Juliet reunites Vanessa Redgrave and Franco Nero as a brilliant couple, with beautiful performances by Amanda Seyfrield and Christopher Egan.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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John P

This is a very good choice for a date night movie. We know the formula, girl is with guy number one, meets guy number two, goes back to guy number one, drops guy number one, goes back to guy number two and then……. Sorry, no spoilers. Remember, it’s a romance comedy (and a travel film) so you know there’s got to be a happy ending. Watch it with your sweetheart, and a bottle of wine (Italian wine, of course) and sit back and enjoy it. By the way, the Secretaries of Juliet, in Verona Italy, are a real thing. They really answer the letters that the love lorn have left on the wall outside Juliet’s balcony.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Peggy P

I absolutely loved it ❤!!! I want to go to Verona Italy to Juliet's balcony, and write her a letter... This movie was funny, and sweet, and romantic. I can't believe I've never seen it before.... ❤❤❤❤❤

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/24

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A C

One of my favorites!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/24

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Sophie

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Charlie

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Synopsis

While visiting Verona, Italy, with her busy fiance, a young woman named Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) visits a wall where the heartbroken leave notes to Shakespeare's tragic heroine, Juliet Capulet. Finding one such letter from 1957, Sophie decides to write to its now elderly author, Claire (Vanessa Redgrave). Inspired by Sophie's actions, Claire sets out to find her long-lost lover, accompanied by her disapproving grandson (Christopher Egan) and Sophie.

Director: Gary Winick
Producer: Caroline Kaplan, Ellen Barkin, Mark Canton
Screenwriter: Jose Rivera, Tim Sullivan
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Production Co: Summit Entertainment
Rating: PG (Incidental Smoking|Brief Rude Behavior|Sensual Images|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 14, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.0M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS

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