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When in Rome

PG-13 Released Jan 29, 2010 1h 31m Romance Comedy List
17% Tomatometer 113 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 100,000+ Ratings
Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker (Kristen Bell), travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But when a persistent reporter (Josh Duhamel) throws his hat in the ring, Beth wonders if his love is the real thing.
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A pair of young, attractive leads can't overcome When in Rome's reliance on unfunny gags and threadbare rom-com clichés.

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: B- Feb 18, 2012 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 1/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review Laremy Legel Film.com Rated: D May 6, 2011 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The dialogue is terribly forced, the acting is exaggerated, and the characters are excessively fake. Rated: 3/10 Nov 30, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Cute and charming enough to pass for a matinee date. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 27, 2020 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens WHEN IN ROME. A gift from the comic gods themselves. Nov 6, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Munkhchimeg T I love the delulu people kk. Cute movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Gnr E Acting was so cute it makes me feel like my childhood love story comeback Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/18/24 Full Review Joshua W This was the first "chick flick" I ever sought out to go watch in the theater, and i am glad I did. I found this to be a very cute and funny movie. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/22/23 Full Review StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 31 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/14/23 Full Review Audience Member I like movies that are different at least with a touch of Fantasy. It’s just as predictable as it is different. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I absolutely loved it !! <3 <3 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Disillusioned with romance, Beth, an ambitious New Yorker (Kristen Bell), travels to Rome, where she plucks magic coins from a special fountain. The coins attract an assortment of odd suitors, including a sausage merchant, a street magician and an artist. But when a persistent reporter (Josh Duhamel) throws his hat in the ring, Beth wonders if his love is the real thing.
Director
Mark Steven Johnson
Producer
Gary Foster, Mark Steven Johnson, Andrew Panay
Screenwriter
David Diamond, David Weissman
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
Gary Foster
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive Content)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 29, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$32.7M
Runtime
1h 31m
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