A Lot Like Love

A Lot Like Love (2005)

  • 41% of critics liked it
    (123 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (74,684 ratings)

Two friends who've convinced themselves they would never make a good couple discover they might just be wrong in this romantic comedy. Oliver (Ashton Kutcher) and Emily (Amanda Peet) first met when they were college students sharing a flight from California to New York; Emily spontaneously seduced… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By
Nigel Cole
Written By
Colin Patrick Lynch
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Apr 22, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Aug 23, 2005
Touchstone Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    This is the kind of movie where the lovers don't have to worry about fate keeping them apart -- all they do is manufacture excuses not to be together, because if they didn't, you wouldn't have a movie.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    The only reason I was rooting for them to get together was that than they would both be off the market.

  • Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

    An unfortunate casting decision, however, comes close to sabotaging a witty script with fresh insights into the trend of young people postponing marriage while waiting for some grand plan of theirs to materialize.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    A pleasant little romantic comedy that doesn't try too hard and has the virtue of doing a few things differently.

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Just when you despair that a whole generation could grow up without a decent date movie, without a romantic comedy that works well enough to call its own, Ashton Kutcher goes and surprises you.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bethany M


    It was enjoyable to watch and it wasn't just your typical Hollywood rom-com and it's worth your time. A must see!

  • Dean !


    A decent little romantic film, although labeled a Rom-com most of the time it feels more of a drama with a lot of light hearted moments than truly laugh out loud scenes. It did remind me of Serendipity quite a bit, would have to admit that is by far the better film. One of the best of… More

  • Nani V


    It's about a boy and a girl who meet on a flight from LA to NY. Ashton plays Oliver a goal oriented guy who thinks he'll have everything he wants in the next 6 years if he works hard for it and Amanda Peet plays Emily, the girl who is supposed to call him after 6 years to… More

  • Lorenzo v


    <i>"There's nothing better than a great romance... to ruin a perfectly good friendship."</i> On a flight from Los Angeles to New York, Oliver and Emily make a connection, only to decide that they are poorly suited to be together. Over the next seven… More

  • Candy R


    Two people meet on a trip to New York but due to bad timing, different cities, other relationships and jobs, they can't seem to be together. Interesting plot.

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