Notting Hill

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Notting Hill

PG-13

1999

2h 3m

Romance

Comedy

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William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

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Critics Consensus

A rom-com with the right ingredients, Notting Hill proves there's nothing like a love story well told -- especially when Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts are your leads.

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Anthony Lane

The New Yorker

Oct 31, 2022

There are plenty of incidental pleasures; some of the supporting players—especially Tim McInnerny as a lousy cook and Rhys Ifans as a scrofulous Welshman—threaten to steal the picture.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Feb 14, 2019

4/5

For all its cheesiness, Notting Hill delivers a very great deal of pleasure...

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

Apr 27, 2007

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

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Mar 26, 2026

4.5/5

Notting Hill may be built on an unlikely premise, but it’s the sincerity beneath it that makes it last.

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

Aug 18, 2025

When you watch Notting Hill now 26 years after its release, what’s distinct from the subgenre’s 21st-century downturn is how the film’s patient editing and lived-in directing sell writer Richard Curtis’ fantastical premise.

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

Oct 23, 2023

The result is as charming, witty, and wistful as the actors have proven themselves to be.

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Caroline S

Feb 10, 2022

The humor was top notch, the romance was a bit lackluster. Very slow moving plot, but overall I enjoyed it.

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mary p

Feb 6, 2022

Absolutely charming. I wish they made films like this today. Delightful and entertaining.

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CIANA B

@RT76114222 4 days ago

This couldve been more i dont know the movie is good but the guy annoys me for some reason

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anthony M

@ArgoMalle44 4 days ago

How can the scores be so low for what is one of the top Rom-Coms ever made?

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Huntin P

@PaxVobiscum80 6 days ago

Curtis and Grant decided we hadn't been punished enough, so back they came. Bunch of actors off British telly vs Hollywood A-lister = pure cringe. The jokes are telegraphed so far in advance you can mute the punchlines whenever necessary (i.e. always). Americans eat this crap up, but Brits want to crawl in a hole and die of second-hand embarrassment. The solution came in the 2000s, when British actors went over there and played American characters instead. No more transatlantic cringe.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 8, 2026

Notting Hill = a *4* star Movie

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Synopsis

William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

Director: Roger Michell
Producer: Duncan Kenworthy
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us], Polygram
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 28, 1999, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $116.1M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround

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