

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.
Acting
Grant's self-deprecating stammer vs. Roberts' luminous movie-star glow.
Writing
Richard Curtis' quotable dialogue that launched a million 'surreal but nice' attempts.
Production
That blue door became a pilgrimage site for desperate romantics.

Director
Roger Michell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The iconic 'Notting Hill' bookshop was actually a travel bookshop called The Travel Book Co., which closed in 2017.
This film cemented the 'awkward British man charms American woman' template that Grant rode for another decade.