Simply Irresistible

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Simply Irresistible

PG-13

Released Feb 5, 1999

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.

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Critics Consensus

Simply Irresistible is simply not.

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Xan Brooks

Independent (UK)

Of course it's tempting fate to dub your film Simply Irresistible, but this vacuous soufflé about a magically-empowered caterer is genuinely rank.

Dec 20, 2024

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Simply Irresistible is old-fashioned and obvious, yes, like a featherweight comedy from the 1950s. But that's the charm. I love movies that cut loose from the moorings of the possible and dance among their fancies.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Don Shanahan

25YL (25 Years Later)

Enjoy all the flights of fancy and let yourself lap up all the cuteness possible.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 8, 2019

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Film Threat

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 10, 2005

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Caffeinated Clint

Film Threat

Rated: 2/5

May 6, 2005

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thiago s

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/25

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Darragh H

Underrated gem. Great cast and performances and really charming setting and Gellar shines onscreen. Roger Ebert was one of the few critics to positively review it upon release.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/26/25

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James B

This was my first time watching this movie, and it was rough. I'm not sure if it is because it hasn't aged well being 25 years old, or if it is just kind of rough. I thought some of the acting was just not great in a lot of parts. It definitely make me cringe a few times especially when the cover of The Police song came on about 2/3 through the movie. It's a movie that I would skip over to be honest.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Bahad j

This idea of the filmmaker made the movie more accessible to more people.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Uynga U

Mark Tarlov never fails

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Munkhjargal A

This movie is also a great hit. It's a nice movie to learn a lesson from

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Synopsis

After her mother's death, mediocre chef Amanda Shelton (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is having trouble attracting customers to her family's restaurant. While shopping for ingredients, she is given a magical crab by mysterious Gene O'Reilly (Christopher Durang). Afterward, Amanda's dishes suddenly become excellent, inducing strong emotional reactions in everyone who eats them. Tom Bartlett (Sean Patrick Flanery), who is preparing to open his own eatery, tries her cooking and falls in love.

Director: Mark Tarlov
Producer: Jon Amiel, Joseph Caracciolo Jr., John Fiedler
Screenwriter: Judith Roberts
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Surround, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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