Notting Hill

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Notting Hill

PG-13

Released May 28, 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

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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Frans B

Expertly written and brilliantly directed! Classic that should be a sort of "model" for love stories. With Roberts and Grant in the lead, what could go wrong hey? Razor sharp wit and spectacular characters, this is a winner

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/29/25

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Pat W

The thing I didn’t understand was she was the most famous movie star in the world yet she walked around London, ate with him in a restaurant, went to the movies and nobody recognized her? Buses go by with her picture on them! It’s a cute movie but that bothered me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Flynn D

This was a really cute and funny romcom! Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant were amazing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/19/25

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Audience Member

This movie is so buns 💔. It made me feel like I got a frigging packet yo 💔. Anna Scott’s character was such a raging narcissist it’s actually wild. The acting was overall trash and only thing that made the movie worth watching was Hue Grant 😼. The whole plot is so random and it reminds me of a dog and a hamster trying to have a conversation. Their conversations were so random and awkward and the only thing that would have saved this movie was if Anna Scott died 💕. I hate that he took her back in the end because she did him so wrong. Not even a week after she talked shite about him, she tried so say “I’m just a girl tehe 🎀”. I wouldn’t recommend this movie unless you wanna laugh about how random and stupid the plot and acting is.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/14/25

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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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