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Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

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Average Rating: 7.5/10
Reviews Counted: 52
Fresh: 50 | Rotten: 2

While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

89

Average Rating: 7.3/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 1

While frothy to a fault, Four Weddings and a Funeral features irresistibly breezy humor, and winsome performances from Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 165,091

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This acclaimed British comedy centers on the intermittent romance between a charming (if slightly bumbling) Englishman and a beautiful American woman, who seem to always run into each other at weddings. Indeed, it is at the first of the title's four weddings that Charles (Hugh Grant) and Carrie (Andie McDowell) meet, enjoying a brief but fleeting connection. The spark is rekindled several months later, when they unexpectedly meet at another wedding. Unfortunately, however, Carrie has become

R, 1 hr. 56 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Sep 7, 1999

Gramercy Pictures

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Critic Reviews for Four Weddings and a Funeral

All Critics (52) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (52) | Rotten (2) | DVD (19)

The infectious charm and sunny goodwill of Four Weddings and a Funeral can so immediately buoy a soul ravaged by winter weather and winter movies.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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There are movies so breezy, even flimsy, that you can enjoy them as genial providers of an evening's entertainment yet forget all about them by the time you leave the multiplex.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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A grocery store would sell this on its generic shelf: the brittle upper-class British cleverness is strictly standard issue.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comments (3)
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Truly beguiling romantic comedy is one of the hardest things for a modern film to pull off, but a winning British team has done it in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

December 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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If ever a film resembled a wedding cake it is Four Weddings and a Funeral, a multi-tiered confection with a romantic spirit and an enchantingly pretty veneer.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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The players, who include Simon Callow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rowan Atkinson and Sophie Thompson, exude comedic brightness as they go about their gossipy, farcical, self-deprecating, sorry-about-that-old-chap, just-being-English business.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Conveys everything that is hilariously and poignantly true about the ceremonies we use to tie the knot and bid loved ones farewell.

February 11, 2012 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
James Plath
Movie Metropolis

Not everything works out neatly for everyone, but life seems a little better by the end of two hours' struggle, for the characters and for the audience. [Blu-ray]

October 14, 2011 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | Comment
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews Source: Groucho Reviews

Sexy, funny, romantic comedy at its finest.

January 2, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Kelly Kessler
Common Sense Media

British films are rarely as funny or as charming.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
Film4 Source: Film4

A witty romantic comedy with a sardonic edge.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
Frank Lovece
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This elegantly shot, well acted British comedy is an updated version of Hollywood screwball comedies, boasting an intriguing narrative structure.

July 27, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

The colorful cast brings it all home, and the film has become something of a minor classic in its genre.

February 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Courting stardom, Grant delivers an engaging performance in Mike Newell's romantic comedy about the horrors of flying solo in a married world.

October 2, 2006 Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | Comment
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly Source: Boulder Weekly

An absolute pleasure...

February 19, 2006 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | Comment
Brent Simon
Now Playing Magazine Source: Now Playing Magazine

A wonderful comedy of manners and a wickedly funny commentary on a cherished institution.

January 31, 2006 Comment
James Plath
Reel.com

A British comedy that's classy and commercial -- and, most important, very, very funny.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
Geoff Andrew
Time Out Source: Time Out

Richard Curtis' screenplay nicely blends humor with drama, ensuring that some of the more serious moments never seem jarring or out of place.

January 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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I have now watched this movie twice and i still don't understand why this movie is rated high.Yes it has a huge, wonderful cast and Richard Curtis is a delightful writer, however this movie is just boring and predictable from the start. you really don't have to watch the whole two hours of this movie in order to know

September 14, 2007
FiLmCrAzY
Film Crazy

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Carrie: I think we both missed a great opportunity here. "Five good reasons to stay single."Four Weddings and a Funeral is a pretty good film when it comes to romantic comedies. It, however, didn't really suit my taste. I laughed here and there. I was able to enjoy some clever dialogue. I easily sat through the whole

September 29, 2011
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Melvin White

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    1. Henrietta: You see, you're turning into a kind of serial monogamist. One girlfriend after another, yet you never really let anyone near you. On the contrary... You're affectionate to them and sweet to them. Even to me, although you thought I was an idiot.
    2. Charles: I did not.
    3. Henrietta: You did. I thought U2 was a type of submarine
    4. Charles: In a way, you were right. Their music has a naval quality.
    – Submitted by Ny O (9 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • Vier Hochzeiten und ein Todesfall (DE)
  • Quatre mariages et un enterrement (FR)
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