Notting Hill (1999)

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124 min - Comedy | Romance - 28 May 1999 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.9/10 from 99,520 users Metascore: 66/100
Reviews: 564 user | 151 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

The life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world.

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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 12 wins & 14 nominations See more awards »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Julia Roberts	...	Anna Scott
	Hugh Grant	...	William Thacker
	Richard McCabe	...	Tony
	Rhys Ifans	...	Spike
	James Dreyfus	...	Martin
	Dylan Moran	...	Rufus the Thief
	Roger Frost	...	Annoying Customer
	Henry Goodman	...	Ritz Concierge
	Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	'Time Out' Journalist
	Lorelei King	...	Anna's Publicist
	John Shrapnel	...	PR Chief
	Clarke Peters	...	'Helix' Lead Actor
	Arturo Venegas	...	Foreign Actor
	Yolanda Vazquez	...	Interpreter
	Mischa Barton	...	12-Year-Old Actress

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Every man's dream comes true for William Thacker, an unsuccessful Notting Hill bookstore owner, when Anna Scott, the world's most beautiful woman and best-liked actress, enters his shop. A little later, he still can't believe it himself, William runs into her again - this time spilling orange juice over her. Anna accepts his offer to change in his nearby apartment, and thanks him with a kiss, which seems to surprise her even more than him. Eventually, Anna and William get to know each other better over the months, but being together with the world's most wanted woman is not easy - neither around your closest friends, nor in front of the all-devouring press. Written by Julian Reischl <julianreischl@mac.com>

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Can the most famous film star in the world fall for just an ordinary guy?

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Comedy | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language See all certifications »

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Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

28 May 1999 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Coup de foudre à Notting Hill See more »

Filming Locations:

Coronet Cinema, Notting Hill Gate, Notting Hill, London, England, UK See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£152,532 (UK) (23 May 1999) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$247,000,000 (Worldwide) (31 December 2001) (except USA)

Company Credits

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Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films, Bookshop Productions See more »

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Runtime:

124 min

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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Color

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2.35 : 1

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Trivia

Despite Thacker's protestations, it seems that his store does *not* just sell travel books. On the shelf in the background (visible clearly in a later scene where he is receiving the gift from Anna), there is a copy of Comics, Comix & Graphic Novels by Roger Sabin. (It's a big orange hardcover.) See more »

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Continuity: Honey starts the film with shoulder length hair. In the "Ain't No Sunshine" montage, Honey's hair is cut short, understandable in the passage of time, but in a subsequent scene in the book shop when she gives Will Anna's agents' phone numbers, her hair is long again. When she announces she's getting engaged to Spike at the closing of Tony's restaurant, it is short again. The film only spans about a year. See more »

Quotes

Bernie: What's the pay like in movies? I mean. Last movie. How much did you get paid?
Anna Scott: 15 million dollars.
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The coloured dots and symbols pop up in time with the music (And when the
word 'heart' is sung, a litte red heart appears) See more »

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Referenced in Date Movie (2006) See more »

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"BORN TO CRY"
Written by Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Banks, Candida Doyle,
Steve Mackey and Mark Webber
Performed by Pulp
Courtesy of PolyGram Music Publishing and Island Music Ltd
Courtesy of Island Records Ltd
Licensed from PolyGram Film and TV Licensing UK See more »

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