Notting Hill

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Notting Hill

PG-13

1999

2h 3m

Romance

Comedy

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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

The New Yorker

10/31/2022

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.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

02/14/2019

4/5

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

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

04/27/2007

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

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Aug 18

When you watch Notting Hill now 26 years after its release, what’s distinct from the subgenre’s 21st-century downturn is how the film’s patient editing and lived-in directing sell writer Richard Curtis’ fantastical premise.

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

10/23/2023

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

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

09/02/2022

B

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.

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02/10/2022

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

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02/06/2022

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

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Justin D

@Movie-Buff101 4d

Entertaining and watchable 100% but the story line is dog poo… it’s just so unbelievably far fetched… and while you want to love Julia Robert’s character you end up kinda hating her in the end. I wanted to love this film but it just left feeling kinda like Wt f was that. Wasn’t really romantic at all and if this is what is acceptable then it’s no wonder most relationships don’t pan out. It just didn’t feel like LOVE at all. Sorry

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Manny W

@ChalkyWhite Dec 27

Oh so disappointing from the pen of the writer behind "Four Weddings & A Funeral". This is nothing more than a vehicle for the soppy heartthrob Grant and the overpaid starlet Roberts. Both of whom show little effort to make their respective roles believable. Over-stretched storyline, smutty humour and clichéd denouement make this an embarrassing example of risque British humour backed by the Hollywood machine. Disgraceful!

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Bilbo B

@Bilbo_Baggins Dec 21

It was a christmas miracle to be blessed enough to watch this movie today. I'm glad I lived long enough to do this. I wish I could give it 22 stars.

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William T

@will_grant Dec 21

This film brought a big smile to my face the first time I watched it and hasn’t failed to do the same every time I’ve watched it 25 times later. Julia Roberts is a staple of this film and regardless of her annoying personality through the entirety of this picture. Hugh, however, is the only reason I keep coming back to the theaters at all and is the main reason I’ve made the “rom com” my genre of choice as of late. 5 stars of course. Thank you.

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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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