Maid in Manhattan

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Maid in Manhattan

PG-13

Released Dec 13, 2002

1h 45m

Romance

Comedy

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The story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the pair together for a magical night of romance. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart.

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Critics Consensus

Too blandly generic, Maid in Manhattan also suffers from a lack of chemistry between Lopez and Fiennes.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Some of the dialogue seems to have suspiciously sprung out of a corny Deepak Chopra self-help manual.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 3, 2019

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Fiennes is at a disadvantage, an actor, not a comedian... Lopez is a perfectly efficient comedienne. But mixed together, they're a few retorts short of a chemistry lesson.

Jan 12, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Undeniably pleasing if not particularly memorable.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 25, 2010

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

The embarrassing lack of chemistry between its stars aside, there is nothing in this romantic comedy slush that will make hearts beat faster or smiles curl upwards.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 15, 2020

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Joel Siegel

Good Morning America

This maid is a near miss. Still, there's enough of JLo for her fans to like the film.

Rated: C+

Jan 5, 2018

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

for the chicks who like chick flicks, this will be a great film

Rated: 3/5

Jan 10, 2016

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Karisha M

As a romance movies enjoyer, I liked the movie. I just felt like the storyline could have been way more developed. It was still a cute love story that I appreciated.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Jim W

A great romantic comedy. Love this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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purrfectly w

Such a great story and told so well. I don't like a lot of rom-coms but this one won me over completely. I love the chemistry between Fiennes and Lopez during the courtship before the reveal, I thought it was perfect. Especially considering the class difference, I loved how they played the cat and mouse game between different castes before the reveal and especially after the reveal.. I mean, that may not be real life reaction but it was perfect in this movie and what all of us hope would happen if you really found true love no matter your job or station ect.. Fiennes was perfect as was Lopez in all her interactions with him after the reveal, genius really - Once he found out, And the story of rags to riches was done so well. Such a fun watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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ara o

I genuinely enjoyed watching this one! There’s something so comforting about early 2000s rom-coms and what completely stole the show for me was Ralph Fiennes. I was absolutely gushing over him the entire time. The way he looks at Marisa? Those eyes give that kind of yearning I rarely see in today's actors anymore

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Ava V

Please don't watch this movie.....you'll be wasting your time watching it

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/17/25

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Audience Member

Good movie to watch when you just want to relax and have time for yourself

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Synopsis

The story of Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez), a single mother born and bred in the boroughs of New York City, who works as a maid in a first-class Manhattan hotel. By a twist of fate and mistaken identity, Marisa meets Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes), heir to a political dynasty, who believes that she is a guest at the hotel. Fate steps in and throws the pair together for a magical night of romance. When Marisa's true identity is revealed, the two find that they are worlds apart.

Director: Wayne Wang
Producer: Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Deborah Schindler, Paul Schiff
Screenwriter: Kevin Wade
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Revolution Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Some Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 13, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $93.8M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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