Notting Hill

PG-13

Released May 28, 1999

2h 3m

Romance

Comedy

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84%

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106 Reviews

79%

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250,000+ Ratings

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

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Critics Consensus

A rom-com with the right ingredients, Notting Hill proves there's nothing like a love story well told -- especially when Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are your leads.

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Anthony Lane

New Yorker

There are plenty of incidental pleasures; some of the supporting players—especially Tim McInnerny as a lousy cook and Rhys Ifans as a scrofulous Welshman—threaten to steal the picture.

Oct 31, 2022

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

For all its cheesiness, Notting Hill delivers a very great deal of pleasure...

Rated: 4/5

Feb 14, 2019

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

The ending is happy and ironic in equal measure, but most of the fun is just getting there with the right chemistry and compatibility.

Apr 27, 2007

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

The result is as charming, witty, and wistful as the actors have proven themselves to be.

Oct 23, 2023

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Whatever the true reality, Roberts makes us believe in the reality of Anna the vaguely sad woman who lucked into fame and has had many opportunities to regret it.

Rated: B

Sep 2, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...a cinematic holiday from the drab realities of life....

Rated: 4/5

Sep 25, 2021

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Caroline S

The humor was top notch, the romance was a bit lackluster. Very slow moving plot, but overall I enjoyed it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/22

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mary p

Absolutely charming. I wish they made films like this today. Delightful and entertaining.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/06/22

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Munkhchimeg T

All time fav movie ❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Connie L

Unrealistic, of course. That's the romance part or romantic comedy. Watch this one about every six months. Well acted. The dinner party scene is great. Hugh Grant is perfect. Julia was so right for this part. A few favorite Brit actors are delightful. Thanks, Richard Curtis. I love the movie and love Notting Hill; hope to make it back to Portobello Hotel some day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/24

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dark f

Recently watched this movie, and this movie hasn't aged well. Its cringeworthy for current day standards. Very cliché Hollywood film and not quite believable, which takes alot of the credibility away from the movie. It was a hard watch altogether. An actress falls in love with a random guy she barely knows within minutes, I mean even for Hollywood standards the plot is quite too flimsy. The side kicks were very one sided caricatures, to a point that I truly believe that the supporting actors were not actual real people in the movie, but those are the lead actor schizophrenic imaginary friends, all representing one part of the protagonist thought process. Even any random Disney movie has more credible plot than that.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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Audience Member

Sometimes being famous means we just want some semblance of normal Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Rhys Ifans In Notting Hill, London Grant plays William He lives happily in a small village with roommate Spike Anna Scott is the most popular actress in the world now William has seen her work and they happen to meet all of a sudden in his bookstore Both of them fall for each other but Anna is unsure how to juggle a normal life and her fame It's true for celebrities anytime they try to do something normal it turns into a disaster, the media and the press is more interested in making a headline out of something so mudane, there's always obstacles to overcome with romance, we can't help the cross talk in public especially the scandal with actors, certain people only lucked into fame and will have many opportunities to regret The film is a bit too long but Roberts and Grant's chemistry is spot on and it feels rather timely commenting on the celebrity status

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Roger Michell

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Julia Roberts

Anna Scott

Hugh Grant

William Thacker

Hugh Bonneville

Bernie

Emma Chambers

Honey

James Dreyfus

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Synopsis

William Thacker (Hugh Grant) is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott (Julia Roberts) appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Duncan Kenworthy
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Polygram
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $116.1M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround

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