I Love Trouble (1994)

17% of critics liked it
(24 reviews)
32% of users liked it
(19,975 ratings)

In the style of the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, I Love Trouble depicts the developing romance of two rival reporters who reluctantly fall for each other while competing for a major scoop. Old hand Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) and aspiring newcomer Sabrina Peterson (Julia Roberts) first… More In the style of the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, I Love Trouble depicts the developing romance of two rival reporters who reluctantly fall for each other while competing for a major scoop. Old hand Peter Brackett (Nick Nolte) and aspiring newcomer Sabrina Peterson (Julia Roberts) first meet when they are both assigned to cover a mysterious train crash. The pair immediately develops a connection despite their professional rivalry, and they decide to work together. Sensing something fishy about the crash, they look deeper and are soon fighting to expose a wide-ranging conspiracy, while also struggling to outmaneuver and out-charm each other along the way. Co-creators Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers, who previously found success harking back to 1940s comedy in Father of the Bride, borrow heavily from His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby, and other screwball classics. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: PG, 2 hr. 3 min.
Directed By: Charles Shyer
Written By: Nancy Meyers, Charles Shyer
Genres: Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 29, 1994 Wide
On DVD: Feb 20, 2001
Studio: Buena Vista

Critic Reviews

Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Age difference and lack of chemistry between Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts are just two of many problems that mar this pale imitation (really pastiche) of 40s screwball comedies by Howard Hawks and George Cukor.
Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Fluffy murder mystery-comedy with Roberts and Nolte in fun form.
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Neither terribly funny nor convincingly romantic
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Just no chemistry between the leads.
Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
A disjointed and tedious action-packed romancer featuring the miscast leads of Nolte and Roberts who toil along in this dull and draining ditty
Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Fails to meet even meager expectations. Nolte and Roberts show little spark.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Film C

funny and goodi love this movie there clearly was good chemistry between Nolte and Roberts making it much more watchable! the plot and storyline is good with quite a few laughs that keep you entertained its got great performances and is a really good film!
Candy R

Two rival reporters have to work together to uncover a conspiracy. Good cast.
Dean M

Uneven mix of suspense-thriller and romantic comedy comes up short because of the lack of real chemistry between Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte, reporters from competing Chicago newspapers who solve the mystery of a derailed train. Still, there are enough effective moments to make it… More
Uneven mix of suspense-thriller and romantic comedy comes up short because of the lack of real chemistry between Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte, reporters from competing Chicago newspapers who solve the mystery of a derailed train. Still, there are enough effective moments to make it watchable.
Todd S

I've seen I Love Trouble several times and it never gets old. It is from the early 90s but is a story that is still entertaining today. Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts play competing reporters at different newspapers in Chicago. When a major story breaks, they both compete to scoop… More
I've seen I Love Trouble several times and it never gets old. It is from the early 90s but is a story that is still entertaining today. Nick Nolte and Julia Roberts play competing reporters at different newspapers in Chicago. When a major story breaks, they both compete to scoop each other, but ultimately decide to team up when it becomes clear that their lives are endangered. Julia Roberts shines in one of her first leading roles, showing us what got her to be known as America's sweetheart. Nick Nolte is also fantastic. He is a very good actor who doesn't get many good roles anymore, because of his past. It's good to see him playing a likeable character instead of making a cameo as a psychotic drunk. I Love Trouble, and I love this movie. It's a great story with an excellent cast and thoroughly entertaining.
Naughtia N

I thought this movie was funny and clever. This movie is great to watch when you got nothing better to do. The only reason I watched it was because of Nolte and Roberts but the movie isn't one of my favorites.
Sunil J

Pretty blah for a newspaper movie.
Nicky M

An uneven romantic comedy/thriller that features absolutely no chemistry between the leads, bad dialogue, and a horrible plot. Other than that........

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Cast

            Julia Roberts as Sabrina Peterson

            Nick Nolte as Peter Brackett

            Saul Rubinek as Sam Smotherman

            James Rebhorn as Thin Man

            Robert Loggia as Matt Greenfield

            Kelly Rutherford as Kim

            Olympia Dukakis as Jeannie

            Marsha Mason as Sen. Gayle Robbins

            Eugene Levy as Justice of the Peace

            Charles Martin Smith as Rick Medwick

            Dan Butler as Wilson Chess

            Paul Gleason as Kenny Bacon

            Jane Adams (II) as Evans

            Lisa Lu as Virginia Hervey

            Nora Dunn as Lindy

            Mike Bacarella as Train Station Engineer

            Blair Baron as Flight Attendant

            Kevin Breznahan as Groom

            Lisa Cloud as Reporter

            Robin Duke as Sandra

            Frankie Faison as Police Chief

            Clark Gregg as Darryl Beekman Jnr

            Oscar Jordan as Globe Secretary

            Jessica Lundy as Flight Attendant

            Dorothy Lyman as Suzie

            Annie Meyers-Shyer as Student Librarian

            Hallie Meyers-Shyer as Girl in Barn

            Andy Milder as Copy Man

            Stuart Pankin as Society Photographer

            Eric Poppick as Steak House Waiter

            Mary Seibel as Woman Walking Dog

            Nestor Serrano as Pecos

            Barry Sobel as Delivery Man

            Laura Mae Tate as Nadia

            Keith Gordon as Andy

            Paul Hirsch as Man on Plane

            Michael Quill as Security Guard

            Rebecca Cross as Chess Chemical Tour Guide

            Larry Margo as Reporter

            Patrick St. Esprit as Assassin

            Bonnie Timmermann
            
            Megan Cavanaugh as Mrs Beekman

            Lucy Lin as Kim's Friend

            Richard Brown as Minister
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