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Runaway Bride

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Runaway Bride (1999)

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Reviews Counted:82

Fresh:37

Rotten:45

Average Rating:5.3/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away, his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime. Retreating to his... Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away, his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime.

Retreating to his favorite watering hole to "brainstorm," Ike hears about a young woman in rural Maryland named Maggie (Julia Roberts) who, apparently, loves being engaged, but who has very cold feet about getting married. Intrigued, Ike composes a column about Maggie, beginning a chain of events which leads him to Hale, Maryland, her hometown.

Maggie Carpenter also has a problem - Ike Graham. Furious with the column and its author, she plans to even the score with him. Ike eventually discovers there is much more to Maggie than just a problem with commitment; and he ends up with the story of a lifetime. [More]

Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo

Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson, Paul Dooley

Director: Garry Marshall

Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Josann McGibbon
Producer: Ted Field
Composer: James Newton Howard

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Jun 27, 2000

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Jeffrey Westhoff

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

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Beth Jones

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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

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John J. Puccio

Remember the romantic sparks between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman? In Runaway Bride it's more like a damp fizzle.

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