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Notting Hill

Notting Hill

Romance · Comedy · 1999

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

Movie details

Notting Hill

“Can the most famous film star in the world fall for the man on the street?”

1999 Romance · Comedy 2h 4m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Notting Hill?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Roger Michell

Written by

Richard Curtis

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Anna Scott

Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant

William Thacker

Gina McKee

Gina McKee

Bella

Tim McInnerny

Tim McInnerny

Max

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Spike

Emma Chambers

Emma Chambers

Honey

Hugh Bonneville

Hugh Bonneville

Bernie

Court is in session

Put Notting Hill on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.