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Runaway Bride (1999)

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Average Rating: 5.3/10
Reviews Counted: 83
Fresh: 38 | Rotten: 45

Cliche story with lack of chemistry between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.

Average Rating: 4.8/10
Critic Reviews: 27
Fresh: 10 | Rotten: 17

Cliche story with lack of chemistry between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.

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In 1990, Pretty Woman turned Julia Roberts into a star and gave Richard Gere's career a much-needed boost; for 1999, Roberts and Gere reunited with director Garry Marshall for the romantic comedy Runaway Bride. Roberts plays Maggie, who has left so many prospective husbands at the altar that she has gained notoriety as "the Runaway Bride," and a reporter (played by Richard Gere) is assigned to write a story about her. He tracks her down to a small town in Maryland where she's spending time with

PG, 1 hr. 50 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Garry Marshall

Written By: Josann McGibbon

In Theaters: Jul 30, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Jan 25, 2000

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Julia Roberts
Maggie Carpenter
Richard Gere
Ike Graham
Joan Cusack
Peggy Flemming
Hector Elizondo
Fisher
Rita Wilson
Ellie
Paul Dooley
Walter Carpenter
Christopher Meloni
Coach Bob
Donal Logue
Priest Bob
Reg Rogers
George Bug Guy
Yul V�zquez
Dead Head Gill
Jane Morris
Mrs. Pressman
Lisa Roberts Gillan
Elaine from Manhattan
Kathleen Marshall
Cousin Cindy
Jean Schertler
Grandma
Larry Miller
Bartender
Lisa Roberts
Tom Hines

Critic Reviews for Runaway Bride

All Critics (101) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (46) | DVD (16)

Quite clever and appealing!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Variety

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Todd McCarthy

Variety

Top Critic

Immensely likable!

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

Charm and stardust carry it past its blatantly manufactured quality.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Jay Carr

Boston Globe

Top Critic

After seeing Gere and Roberts play much smarter people, it is painful to see them dumbed down here.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

Marshall is too much of a softie; he meanders around the story, milking it for both sentiment and comedy and often tripping over himself in the process.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Top Critic

A shiny bauble full of dead weight, gloppy good feeling and airless cliches!

January 1, 2000 Comment

Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

Top Critic

Cute romantic comedy OK for most older kids.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Runs a half-hour too long, and it drags through its multiple endings. Runaway Bride has plenty of delights, just a few too many.

July 30, 2004 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

There's more friction than fire to Runaway Bride.

April 16, 2002 Comment

John J. Puccio

Movie Metropolis

A satisfying romantic comedy that reveals that we can't open our hearts to love until we stop cheating on our true selves.

March 3, 2002 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality and Practice

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Richard and Julia team up again for a romantic comedy. Pretty Women brought them together initially and in this movie they still have a lot of chemistry. Julia wants to get marriied but finds it hard to commit. Richard plays a journalist who tries to find out why the bride to be ditched 3 men at the altar. Good movie.

July 7, 2007

Candy Rose

Super Reviewer

"Runaway Bride" was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a reporter who is famous for writing notorious stories about women in the USA Today. He is assigned to write a story about Maggie Carpenter's (Julia Roberts) famous antics at weddings. Maggie is known for almost getting

August 15, 2009

Jason Owens

Super Reviewer

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