Elizabethtown

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Elizabethtown

PG-13

2005

2h 3m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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Aspiring young shoe designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) gets fired from his high-profile job after the failure of his latest project. To make matters worse, his girlfriend, Ellen (Jessica Biel), leaves him, and he becomes suicidal. Drew's morbid plans are interrupted by the news of his father's death, and he is called back to his Kentucky hometown. On his flight home, he meets the lovely Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a sunny flight attendant who tries to help him embrace life once again.

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Critics Consensus

This story of a floundering shoe designer who returns home for a family tragedy gets lost in undeveloped plot lines and lackluster performances.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/14/2018

Elizabethtown [is] a tone-deaf, miscast and interminable romantic comedy from the usually beguiling Cameron Crowe.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

04/22/2008

The hero's nuclear family and kooky rural relatives are so sketchily conceived that none of the intended comedy works, and the balance of the movie is given over to one of Crowe's sugary romances.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

04/22/2008

So curious, and such a disappointment.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

02/12/2021

2/4

The overriding feeling is that Crowe simply wanted to impress audiences with cuts from his personal music collection.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

02/08/2021

3/5

The much-derided tragicomedy/romance sunk several careers, but it hums with its own quirky, never-may-care sense of authenticity.

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

11/19/2019

B+

Crowe has a very talented cast at his disposal and, for the most part, uses them wisely.

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Tim M

@tgmacman Feb 28

With myopia and questionable characterizations, Elizabethtown proves to be a rather unfocused effort from Cameron Crowe.

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All Dressed C

@RT36157108 Oct 4

I've probably watched this movie more than any other. It's a feel good movie from start to finish. Whenever I feel about ready to get on the elliptical I know it's time for Elizabethtown. I love Almost Famous, but this one is just as good and the best kept secret. The music is parfait. When Ryan Adams arrives I melt immediately. Solo road trips, a manic pixie dream girl and a magnificent shoe.

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Isabella B

@RT57895015 Sep 21

Gosto de dizer que este é meu filme favorito, assisto ele toda vez que não tenho nada para assistir, já decorei todas as falas e mesmo assim rio e me emociono toda vez que as revejo, história cativante, leve e descontraída.

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Summary J

@RT14651173 07/31/2025

When asked what the two worst movies I've ever seen are, I don't have to rack my brain. The answer comes readily: Celtic Pride (1996) and Elizabethtown (2005). Picking between the two, Elizabethtown gets the nod for THE worst, likely because my expectations were higher going in. Elizabethtown has now occupied this august position for 20 years. Bravo, team.

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Tyler G

@tylergross121 07/25/2025

Corny, over-the-top, unrealistic dialogue and a horribly performance of a horrible written character by Bloom tanks this movie. Dunst is okay with a bizarre accent. Baldwin was a rare bright spot. It captures some of the feeling of smalltown mid-America, but it is SO over the top and corny. Bad.

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Jim H

@RT24238400 06/23/2025

It seems this film got killed in editing (or lack thereof). What could have been a quality movie at 90 - 100 minutes dragged on for 2 hours.

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Cameron Crowe

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Orlando Bloom

Drew Baylor

Kirsten Dunst

Claire Colburn

Susan Sarandon

Hollie Baylor

Judy Greer

Heather Baylor

Jessica Biel

Ellen

Elizabethtown: Official Clip - Nobody's Substitute

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Elizabethtown: Official Clip - See the Sunrise

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Elizabethtown: Official Clip - Last Goodbye

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Elizabethtown: Official Clip - Billion-Dollar Failure

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Elizabethtown: Official Clip - Opening For Skynyrd

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Synopsis

Aspiring young shoe designer Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) gets fired from his high-profile job after the failure of his latest project. To make matters worse, his girlfriend, Ellen (Jessica Biel), leaves him, and he becomes suicidal. Drew's morbid plans are interrupted by the news of his father's death, and he is called back to his Kentucky hometown. On his flight home, he meets the lovely Claire (Kirsten Dunst), a sunny flight attendant who tries to help him embrace life once again.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Producer: Paula Wagner, Tom Cruise, Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Cameron Crowe
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Vinyl Films, CW Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.8M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)