The Notebook

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The Notebook

PG-13

2004

2h 4m

Romance

Drama

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In the 1940s South Carolina, mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and rich girl Allie (Rachel McAdams) are desperately in love. But her parents don't approve. When Noah goes off to serve in World War II, it seems to mark the end of their love affair. In the interim, Allie becomes involved with another man (James Marsden). But when Noah returns to their small town years later, on the cusp of Allie's marriage, it soon becomes clear that their romance is anything but over.

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Critics Consensus

It's hard not to admire its unabashed sentimentality, but The Notebook is too clumsily manipulative to rise above its melodramatic clichés.

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

02/02/2019

In a romance where paradise is a duck-filled pond, it helps to be mild-mannered.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

02/02/2019

1/5

Dentistry in the Renaissance could not have been more painful than watching this.

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Leslie Felperin

The Times (UK)

02/02/2019

A honey-dipped love story with a surprisingly tart aftertaste, The Notebook is a better-than-you'd-expect adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's bestselling novel of the same name.

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Mary Kassel

Screen Rant

Apr 9

7/10

Romance might not be for everyone, but after more than 20 years, The Notebook holds an undeniable appeal that will convert every cynic.

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

10/23/2023

The Notebook is one of those movies that is so sad, you could break out into tears just thinking about it.

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Mark Jackson

Epoch Times

04/21/2023

4/5

A tearjerker? It'll make you cry but it's not manipulative. A chick flick? It's just an inspiring love story that will touch your heart and make you believe true love can last a lifetime and conquer all. Isn't that what we all want?

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Shayla

02/20/2021

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John M

@JohnAbernathie 3d

First time I burst in to tears.

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The C

@HearthMovies Jan 17

This movie made me cry and as a grown man, when a movie makes you cry tears of sadness and not disappointment it deserves at least 4 stars. The Notebook is a beautiful movie. The historical setting is so well captured and one of the most overlooked aspects of the film. The acting is actually quite impressive and realistic despite the plot being a little cliché. The characters come of as very human and at no part during the runtime do I find myself getting bored. Looking deeper, The Notebook pulls at your heartstrings in a beautiful way that may be a little redundant. But this redundancy can be overlooked when so many aspects of this movie are incredible and unmatched in the romance genre.

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Lee F

@LPF25 Jan 12

An inspiring love story, full of chaos, romance, beauty, and pain. There is charm and appeal throughout and for some it may be very relatable. Very heart warming - and maybe a tearjerker?

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Cady B

@cb1993 Jan 6

An absolute classic. Best love story movie I have ever seen and the actors are phenomenal. The hate toward this movie must be fake.

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Nataliya O.

@nataliyaoli Dec 7

Favorite movie of all time!

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Synopsis

In the 1940s South Carolina, mill worker Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) and rich girl Allie (Rachel McAdams) are desperately in love. But her parents don't approve. When Noah goes off to serve in World War II, it seems to mark the end of their love affair. In the interim, Allie becomes involved with another man (James Marsden). But when Noah returns to their small town years later, on the cusp of Allie's marriage, it soon becomes clear that their romance is anything but over.

Director: Nick Cassavetes
Producer: Mark Johnson, Lynn Harris
Screenwriter: Nick Cassavetes, Jeremy Leven, Nicholas Sparks, Jan Sardi
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: New Line Cinema, Avery Pix
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexuality)
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $81.0M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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