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
Julia Roberts
Anna Scott
Hugh Grant
William Thacker
Gina McKee
Bella
Tim McInnerny
Max
Rhys Ifans
Spike
Emma Chambers
Honey
Hugh Bonneville
Bernie
Richard McCabe
Tony
James Dreyfus
Martin
Dylan Moran
Rufus the Thief
Roger Frost
Annoying Customer
Henry Goodman
Ritz Concierge
Julian Rhind-Tutt
'Time Out' Journalist
Lorelei King
Anna's Publicist
John Shrapnel
PR Chief
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.
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