Love Actually (2003)

Love Actually rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 578K votes

Rotten Tomatoes65%

Metacritic55%

TMDb7.098/10· 7K votes

With 65% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 55/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Love Actually

Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.

Cast of Love Actually

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  Hugh Grant

  as The Prime Minister

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  Alan Rickman

  as Harry

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  Emma Thompson

  as Karen

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  Liam Neeson

  as Daniel

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  Martine McCutcheon

  as Natalie

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  Colin Firth

  as Jamie Bennett

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  Bill Nighy

  as Billy Mack

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  Laura Linney

  as Sarah

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  Lúcia Moniz

  as Aurelia

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  Andrew Lincoln

  as Mark

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  Keira Knightley

  as Juliet

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  Chiwetel Ejiofor

  as Peter

Love Actually facts

Budget

$40M

Box office

$250.8M

Our take on Love Actually

Richard Curtis's 2003 romantic comedy-drama weaves together eight very different couples navigating their love lives across a frantic month before Christmas in London. The stories loosely interlock, hopping between longing, heartbreak, new sparks and quiet devotion, using the holiday backdrop to bind them into one busy tapestry. It favors warmth, wit and bittersweet feeling over a single throughline, spreading its attention across many small arcs. Best suited to viewers who enjoy ensemble storytelling and seasonal charm, it rewards those happy to follow several threads at once rather than one tight plot. A comfortable, feeling-forward watch, especially fitting for the festive stretch of the year.