
Runaway Bride (1999)
Catch her if you can.
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Runaway Bride rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 39/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Runaway Bride
Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Cast of Runaway Bride

Julia Roberts
as Maggie Carpenter

Richard Gere
as Ike Graham

Joan Cusack
as Peggy Flemming

Héctor Elizondo
as Fisher

Rita Wilson
as Ellie Graham

Paul Dooley
as Walter Carpenter

Christopher Meloni
as Coach Bob Kelly

Donal Logue
as Priest Brian Norris

Reg Rogers
as George Swilling

Yul Vazquez
as Dead Head Gill Chavez

Jane Morris
as Mrs. Pressman

Lisa Roberts Gillan
as Elaine from Manhattan
Runaway Bride facts
- Budget
- $70M
- Box office
- $309.5M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Romantic chemistry between leads carries film forward
- •Fish-out-of-water scenario generates light comedic moments
- •Small-town setting provides charming Americana backdrop
What the audience disliked
- •Premise relies on outdated relationship dynamics
- •Conflict resolution feels superficial and contrived
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