Notting Hill (1999)

Notting Hill rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.2/10· 381K votes

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic68%

TMDb7.3/10· 7K votes

With 84% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.2/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Notting Hill

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.

Cast of Notting Hill

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  Julia Roberts

  as Anna Scott

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  Hugh Grant

  as William Thacker

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  Gina McKee

  as Bella

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  Tim McInnerny

  as Max

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  Rhys Ifans

  as Spike

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  Emma Chambers

  as Honey

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  Hugh Bonneville

  as Bernie

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  Richard McCabe

  as Tony

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  James Dreyfus

  as Martin

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  Dylan Moran

  as Rufus the Thief

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  Roger Frost

  as Annoying Customer

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  Henry Goodman

  as Ritz Concierge

Notting Hill facts

Budget

$42M

Box office

$363.9M

Our take on Notting Hill

Roger Michell's 1999 romantic comedy upends the quiet life of William Thacker, a London bookshop owner, when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance. The gap between their worlds, one ordinary, one glaringly public, becomes the film's central strain and its gentle comedy. Warm, wry and unhurried, it trades on charm and the everyday texture of Notting Hill rather than plot twists, letting awkwardness and longing carry the story. It's ideal for viewers who want a comfortable, character-led love story and enjoy the fish-out-of-water pleasures of an ordinary person pulled into a celebrity's orbit.