Runaway Bride (1999)
45 %
Reviews Counted: 82 Fresh: 37 Rotten:45 Average Rating: 5.3/10
Consensus:
Cliche story with lack of chemistry between Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Synopsis: Ike Graham (Richard Gere) is a New York newspaper columnist with a problem - his deadline is an hour away, his ex-wife is his boss and his writer's block is working overtime. Retreating to his favorite watering hole to "brainstorm," Ike hears about a young woman in rural Maryland named... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack, Hector Elizondo, Rita Wilson
Director: Garry Marshall
Screenwriter: Josann McGibbon
Producer: Ted Field
Composer: James Newton Howard
Screenwriter: Josann McGibbon
Producer: Ted Field
Composer: James Newton Howard
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06/24/06
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Runs a half-hour too long, and it drags through its multiple endings. Runaway Bride has plenty of delights, just a few too many.
07/30/04
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05/28/03
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10/15/02
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03/03/02
A satisfying romantic comedy that reveals that we can't open our hearts to love until we stop cheating on our true selves.
03/03/02
Remember the romantic sparks between Julia Roberts and Richard Gere in Pretty Woman? In Runaway Bride it's more like a damp fizzle.
04/07/01
This glossy comedy's romantic heat never rises above an amiable simmer - but it's funny and charming nonetheless.
01/01/00
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Marshall is too much of a softie; he meanders around the story, milking it for both sentiment and comedy and often tripping over himself in the process.
01/01/00
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