Love Potion No. 9

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Love Potion No. 9

PG-13

Released Nov 13, 1992

1h 37m

Romance

Comedy

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Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews (Tate Donovan) visits gypsy Madame Rosa (Anne Bancroft) for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow (Sandra Bullock) decide to test it on themselves. The awkward pair suddenly find themselves alluring to anyone they approach, but soon realize they are most attracted to each other.

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It's not terrible for a film inspired by the popular song by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

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Rated: 2/5

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Rated: 1/5

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Rated: 1/5

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Rated: 3/5

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Rated: 3/5

Oct 10, 2003

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Amanda L

So, having first seen Love Potion No. 9 when I was an utterly unjaded twelve-year-old, I may be biased in deeming this film a quirky rom-com classic. But come on, people! What’s with the low ratings for a movie that is clearly tongue-in-cheek in tone? I don’t know, maybe you have to have a taste for fairy tales and folklore to really dig the script. Or be accepting of fantastical elements in an otherwise mundane setting. Either way, I’m glad that I found the story to be moving and uplifting thirty years later.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Rose T

Silly, but cute and a fun time. Good acting, story good too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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Cho R

A couple of people who use a method of manipulation to abuse others without their consent

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Audience Member

I think this director is brilliant, very artistic. The entire movie is great, I looked him up and he only did one other movie. Such a shame maybe he was ahead of his time?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. While this is a trip in the way back machine, it was surprising to see Sandra Bullock "She's All That" almost 10 years earlier, and it didn't work then either. While I think the mind control substance concept is great, there is an even better zombie movie to be had in this. But they do an excellent job presenting the story, and it's got a lot of good humor to it as well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Audience Member

Well done smart and tasteful silly sex comedy.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/07/21

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Synopsis

Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews (Tate Donovan) visits gypsy Madame Rosa (Anne Bancroft) for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow (Sandra Bullock) decide to test it on themselves. The awkward pair suddenly find themselves alluring to anyone they approach, but soon realize they are most attracted to each other.

Director: Dale Launer
Producer: Dale Launer
Screenwriter: Dale Launer
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 1992, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $710.3K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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