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Movie Info

After his wife, Sarah (Imogen Stubbs), dies during childbirth, Jack (Richard E. Grant), an attorney, has his world thrown into a whirlwind. Unequipped to handle the pressures of a demanding career and raising an infant daughter on his own, Jack finds help through a local vagrant (Ian McKellen) and submits to hiring a nanny. But the woman he hires is a waitress (Samantha Mathis) who is entirely inexperienced -- much to the disapproval of Jack's mother, Margaret (Judi Dench).

Rating:

R
Genre:

romance
Original Language:

English
Director:

Tim Sullivan
Producer:

Pippa Cross, Simon Channing-Williams, Janette Day
Box Office (Gross USA):

$114.8K
Runtime:

1h 50m
Sound Mix:

Surround

Cast & Crew

Richard E. Grant
Jack

Samantha Mathis
Amy

Judi Dench
Margaret

Ian McKellen
William

Eileen Atkins
Phil

Cherie Lunghi
Anna

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Critic Reviews for Jack & Sarah

All Critics (19) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (5)

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September 7, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
Sparky playing, a generally sharp script and bright packaging add up to a neat little winner in the romantic comedy Jack & Sarah, a kind of After Nine Months London style.

March 26, 2009 | Full Review…

Variety Staff
Variety
As English as it gets, this romantic comedy about a one-parent family is not without a modest charm.

September 23, 2006 | Full Review…

Brian Case
Time Out
Grant and Mathis are charming, but the script is not.

February 23, 2003 | Rating: 3/5

Nell Minow
Movie Mom
It's a miracle on the level of childbirth that it holds together at all. But it does.

February 13, 2001 | Full Review…

Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
To its credit, "Jack and Sarah" eschews the standard cutesy-poo shenanigans found in movies where adorable infants run inexperienced adults ragged with their needs. Unfortunately, the movie has very little comedy to offer in place of such antics.

January 1, 2000

Stephen Holden
New York Times
This picture is uneven and a bit long, and it suffers from the pompous hamming of Ian McKellen as a patronizing old wino. But its shagginess is part of its charm ...

July 13, 2015 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

TV Guide
...a pleasant piece of work...

July 19, 2010 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
A heartwarming, finely-performed movie

July 8, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Caffeinated Clint
Moviehole
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February 25, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat
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December 18, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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November 7, 2002 | Rating: 3/5

Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Audience Reviews for Jack & Sarah

Nov 06, 2007

Completely harmless, likeable and sweet. It's eveything you'd expect from a British rom-com - post Four Weddings.

Marcus W Super Reviewer
Sep 04, 2007

This affable romantic comedy-drama tends to wander from scene to scene and juggles a few more plot threads than it can handle; still, it never becomes predictable, and the surprising rapport between Richard E. Grant and Samantha Mathis (along with the excellent supporting cast) carries the day.

Dean M Super Reviewer
May 13, 2007

Richard E. Grant at his smarmiest in a nauseating schmaltz fest that surely could only be of interest to menopausal women. Utterly hateful crap.

xGary X Super Reviewer
Mar 04, 2007

Well-performed domestic comedy-drama

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Jack & Sarah Quotes

Amy:	I was perfectly happy being miserable.

Jack:

She doesn't need someone who's impressive, Mum. She needs someone who'll love her.

Anna:	All I'm saying is, if you'd like a couple of days off around the 22nd, it would be good for us.
Jack:	But she's not due until the 25th, Anna.
Anna:	Fine, I'm just saying things will be more manageable around the 22nd.
Jack:	All right. sure. I'll ask Sarah to check her diary and see if she can bring the birth forward.