A 19th-century duke is transported into the present and becomes a commercial spokesman for margarine. Wait, wasn't that a Bewitched episode?
Kate and Leopold (2001)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:55
Rotten:61
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Though Jackman charms, Kate and Leopold is bland and predictable, and the time travel scenario lacks inner logic.
Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $47,095,453
Synopsis:
MEG RYAN and HUGH JACKMAN star in KATE & LEOPOLD, the story of two strangers in New York City, separated by a hundred years. When they meet, a century's worth of differences come crashing together....
MEG RYAN and HUGH JACKMAN star in KATE & LEOPOLD, the story of two strangers in New York City, separated by a hundred years. When they meet, a century's worth of differences come crashing together.
Kate McKay is a modern-day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Leopold, the Third Duke of Albany, is a charming 19th century bachelor. Each has grown weary of waiting for love. But when a dramatic twist of fate lands Leopold in present-day New York, they must confront the prospect of a love affair 100 years in the making.
LIEV SCHREIBER (the "Scream" trilogy, "A Walk on the Moon") co-stars as Kate's genius ex-boyfriend Stuart, who discovers the portal that accidentally transports his great great grandfather Leopold from 1867 to the new millenium. Also co-starring are BRECKIN MEYER ("Go," "Roadtrip," television's "Inside Schwartz") as Kate's brother Charlie, NATASHA LYONNE ("American Pie," "Slums of Beverly Hills") as her loyal assistant Darci, and BRADLEY WHITFORD (television's "The West Wing") as J.J., Kate's boss.
KATE & LEOPOLD is directed and co-written by JAMES MANGOLD (director/co-writer of "Girl, Interrupted" and director/writer of "Cop Land"). CATHY KONRAD (producer of the "Scream" trilogy, "Girl, Interrupted," and the upcoming "The Sweetest Thing," starring Cameron Diaz) is the film's producer. -- © 2001 Miramax
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Breckin Meyer, Natasha Lyonne, Liev Schreiber, Charlotte Ayanna, Bradley Whitford
Director: James Mangold
Director: James Mangold
Screenwriter: Steven Rogers, James Mangold
Story: Steven Rogers
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Studio: Miramax Films
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Reviews for Kate and Leopold
If I see one more movie with Meg Ryan as a disillusioned career woman who just doesn't believe in love anymore -- I'll blow chunks!
Pasadera, divertida en algunos momentos, pero siendo exigentes con el género, lo mejor del filme sigue siendo la canción nominada...
An amusing time-travel theme plus Hugh Jackman in his dashing Duke's uniform and Meg Ryan looking as perky as ever -- what more could incurable romantics ask for?
Mangold gets stuck in the gooey sweet spots of his tale a little more often than he breaks loose with a bracing jolt of perversity.
Is it just me, or does Meg Ryan look as bored as I think she does with playing the same character a gazillion times?
This bland, taffy-pulled, over-long go-round, like something put together by market research, lacks most of the essentials of true love -- heart, passion, sexuality, excitement etc. etc.
It's as if the actress agreed to take another America's-sweetheart role but her spirit didn't.
Latest News for Kate and Leopold
February 21, 2006:
Mangold Climbs Aboard the "3:10 to Yuma"
"Walk the Line" director James Mangold has his next project ready to roll. It's a remake of the 1957 western "3:10 to Yuma," which he'll be putting together... More...
December 10, 2001:
The director of the emotionally taxing Heavy, Cop Land, and Girl, Interrupted isn't one for taking the easy way out. ![]()
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November 28, 2001:
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