America's Sweethearts

America's Sweethearts (2001)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (143 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (122,213 ratings)

Studio mogul Joe Roth returns to his roots as a director with this romantic comedy co-written by Billy Crystal and starring Roth's longtime friend Julia Roberts. Crystal stars as Lee, a studio publicist desperately trying to keep several facts secret from reporters during a high-profile motion… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Joe Roth
Written By
Billy Crystal, Peter Tolan, Donna Roth
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Jul 20, 2001 Wide
On DVD
Nov 13, 2001
Columbia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    The kind of flick that gives fluff a good name.

  • Rita Kempley, Washington Post

    The premise falters along with much of the shtick.

  • Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

    Both harmlessly cynical and deeply fatuous.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    America's Sweethearts is a balloon, all right -- a lead one.

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    A boring, brain-dead flop.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Manu G


    A comedy about celebrity, family and other forms of insanity. Not bad but not so good either. America's Sweethearts is one of those movies where if you've seen the preview, you've seen the movie. The story was kinda dull and boring at times. Hank Azaria's accent… More

  • Bethany M


    Was better than I expected it to be. Another must see film! I quite liked Catherine Zeta Jones in this as well.

  • moon r


    a lil fun schticking hollywood romance, schtupping hollywood, and schlepping our psyches along for the ride. good clean fun, billy crystal style.

  • Conner R


    It's about as good as you're going to get with the typical romantic comedy formula. It has a great cast that work well off each other, but it is extremely predictable and cliched. Still, it's worth a watch. Fluff isn't always bad to watch, it can get you optimistic… More

  • Cassie H


    Very good movie. Julia Roberts is adorable as always and John Cusack and Billy Crystal have very good performances. I'm a huge John Cusack fan! <3 :) Just great!

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