Movies with screenplay written by Richard Curtis
The simplest and most honest expression of praise that I can offer Mike Newell's latest movie is that it represents two hours of solid movie magic. Four Weddings and a Funeral possesses the rare ability to make an audience laugh (and laugh hard) a...
U.S. Release Date: 1994-03-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, ...
Bridget Jones's Diary is, quite simply, the finest motion picture released by Miramax Films since 1999's The Cider House Rules. Based on the novel by Helen Fielding, the screenplay for Bridget Jones's Diary (written by Four Weddings and a Funeral ...
U.S. Release Date: 2001-04-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Profanity,Violence)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Sharon Maguire
Cast: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, ...
Love Actually doesn't have a cynical frame in its celluloid. It's for all those romantics who think there aren't enough happy endings. Richard Curtis' movie dips so deep into the well of feel-good sentiment that it will threaten to send some audi...
U.S. Release Date: 2003-11-07
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Situations, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: ROMANTIC COMEDY/DRAMA
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Hugh Grant, Billy Bob Thornton, Emma Thompson, ...
Although the idea behind Yesterday was to craft a love-letter to The Beatles, the end result tastes a lot like a typical Richard Curtis rom-com with a generous helping of John-Paul-George-Ringo gravy. Less reliant on pop music than either Bohe...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity)
Genre: Romantic/Fantasy
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Joel Fry, ...
Despite arriving on North American screens mid-way through the month of November with a cast that features three previous Academy Award nominees (Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson) and a similarly honored writer/director (Richa...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-11-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations, Nudity)
Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rhys Ifans, Ralph Brown, ...
Over the last 20 years of his career, Steven Spielberg has often coupled a crowd-pleasing would-be blockbuster with a more serious-minded project. Thus, in 1993, he released Jurassic Park in tandem with Schindler's List. In 1997, there were The Los...
U.S. Release Date: 2011-12-25
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: DRAMA
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Emily Watson, ...
Even recognizing that it’s among the most unnecessary sequels ever made and that it exists purely because of how much money the original Mamma Mia made ($144M domestic, $610M worldwide), it’s difficult to hate Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again. I...
U.S. Release Date: 2018-07-20
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Musical
Director: Ol Parker
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Alexa Davies, Jessica Keenan Wynn, ...
In Western culture, we are obsessed by the concept of celebrity. How else can one explain the plague of paparazzi that descends on public figures when they make appearances, or the popularity of gossip magazines and TV shows? Celebrities are l...
U.S. Release Date: 1999-05-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, ...
Bridget Jones' Diary was an unexpected delight: a witty, enjoyable trifle that touched the heart while tickling the funny bone. Sadly, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason isn't anywhere close to being that good. This has the feel of a movie that e...
U.S. Release Date: 2004-11-19
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Situations)
Genre: COMEDY
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, ...
Time travel stories are tricky things. Although there's no hard-and-fast way to develop one, consistency is a key. As a screenwriter, when you're dealing with things like reworking history and spinning off alternate universes, it's necessary to sti...
U.S. Release Date: 2013-11-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Profanity)
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION/COMEDY
Director: Richard Curtis
Cast: Domhall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy, ...