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Notting Hill (1999)

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Average Rating: 7.1/10
Reviews Counted: 98
Fresh: 81 | Rotten: 17

Charming performances provide romance aplenty.

75

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 7

Charming performances provide romance aplenty.

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Movie Info

Can a beautiful and internationally famous American actress find happiness with a frumpy British bookstore clerk? She can -- at least for a while, it seems -- in Notting Hill. William Thacker (played by Hugh Grant) is a bookseller at a shop in the Notting Hill district in West London, who shares a house with an eccentric Welsh friend, Spike (Rhys Ifans). One day, William is minding the store when in strolls Anna Scott (Julia Roberts), a lovely and well-known actress from the United States who is

PG-13, 2 hr. 4 min.

Comedy, Romance

Richard Curtis

Nov 9, 1999

Universal Pictures

All Critics (101) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (84) | Rotten (18) | DVD (23)

The ending is happy and ironic in equal measure, but most of the fun is just getting there with the right chemistry and compatibility.

April 27, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment
New York Observer
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An exceptionally guy-friendly chick flick.

July 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | Comment
Houston Chronicle
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Lately, romance comedies have expanded in running time, doubtless to compensate for their shrinkage in charm, and this is no exception -- it's way too long for something far too slight.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment
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The film's romantic core is impervious to problems.

February 14, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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With lead actors like that, Notting Hill doesn't need a cast of annoying supporting characters, but it's got them.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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The winning romantic comedy every summer not only awaits, but counts on!

January 1, 2000 Comment
Boston Globe
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Not deep, but definitely funny--teens will enjoy.

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

It's a crowd-pleaser, all right (so were public hangings, once), but with all the emotional resonance of a tap on the knee with a rubber hammer.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Sacramento News & Review

Hugh Grant teams up with writer Richard Curtis for the second time, and we've got a winner.

February 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

t's an agreeably slick affair, with decent support performances, elegant camerawork, and several impressive set pieces.

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

The blatant self-piracy and marketing greed on display here suck the soul out of this almost likeable romantic comedy.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | Comment
Reeling Reviews

The most enjoyable way to read this movie is as an elaborate -- though good-natured -- practical joke on Julia Roberts.

December 26, 2004 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Comment
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Make no mistake: Even those who've previously managed to resist the Julia Juggernaut are likely to cave in after seeing 'Notting Hill.'

July 3, 2003 Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | Comment
Kalamazoo Gazette

Curtis and Michell rely on America's love for those nutty Brits to sell the film, and they will not be disappointed.

February 8, 2003 Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | Comment
Film Quips Online

It endears and entertains, with genuine warmth and grace.

January 10, 2003 Full Review Source: Nick's Flick Picks | Comment
Nick's Flick Picks

A thoroughly pleasurable emotional thrill ride that is, in its own way, as satisfying as watching Arnold hang from the wing of a speeding jet.

October 15, 2002 Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | Comment
Cincinnati Enquirer

While we never doubt the outcome, Notting Hill offers an enjoyable narrative journey.

September 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Exuding a self-deprecating charm that's hard to resist, Grant captivates the audience immediately as the film's narrator.

August 2, 2002 Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | Comment
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Esta é uma daquelas histórias que todos sabem como irá terminar - o divertido é o trajeto até o desfecho.

May 31, 2002 Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | Comment
Cinema em Cena

...a warm, affectionate, mostly laid-back charmer of a film.

April 16, 2002 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Notting Hill

Personally endeared and irresistible, Notting Hill is a perfect dream - a beloved story that begins with a coincidence that has evolved into something greater between an ordinary man and a prominent actress. Notting Hill is perhaps imperfect, but beyond reason, Notting Hill capitalizes on basic human emotional

November 7, 2011
Jan Marc Macababayao

Super Reviewer

Wonderfully funny movie, that can be seen over and over again. Brilliantly written, with great characters, a delightful cast and perfect chemistry between the actors. It's got more memorable scenes than several dozen's worth of your average rom-coms put together. In fact, I would even go as far as to say that it's my

June 29, 2007
CloudStrife84
Mike S

Super Reviewer

    1. Bernie: James Bond didn't have to deal with this sorta shit.
    – Submitted by Aaron W (2 months ago)
    1. William Thacker: I've opened Pandora's Box!
    2. Spike: I knew a girl named Pandora in High school once . . . Never did see her box though!
    – Submitted by Jason 123 D (10 months ago)
    1. Anna Scott: After all, I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
    – Submitted by Yanti L (10 months ago)

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