Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Casey Wilson, Chris Messina, Dave Annable ...( see more  see more... ) , Jane Lynch , Jillian Bach , Mary Lynn Rajskub , Stanley Tucci , Vanessa Ferlito

A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a yearlong culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her tri...( read more  read more... )als and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd.

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75% liked it

200 critics

PG-13, 2 hr. 3 min.

Directed by: Nora Ephron

Release Date: August 7, 2009

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DVD Release Date: December 8, 2009

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  • January 26, 2010
    Four stars for Julia (delightful!) Two stars for Julie (whiny much?)
  • January 22, 2010
    Just as much fun as you would expect from a movie about a cooking blog.
  • January 8, 2010
    This is an example of a good movie for women.
  • December 31, 2009
    Julia Child actually turned me into a cook. She is the godmother of all TV cooking shows, and no one has been able to match her cooking show charisma. If Child had been doing her thing in the age of blogs, I'm sure I would have been a reader as well as a watcher.

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    ...( read more)ommend half of this movie with great enthusiasm. Too bad it isn't all Julia all the time. The other half of the movie is pretty darn boring.
  • December 30, 2009
    a cute little movie. I love amy adams and how could you not love meryl streep. she becomes julia child in this movie. absolutely remarkable. if you're looking for a simple cute movie, this is the movie for you.
  • February 9, 2010
    It was pretty sweet, definately a "chick flick".
  • February 9, 2010
    Streep was dead on in her portral of Child and as usual Adams gave a stellar performance, liked this movie a lot!
  • February 9, 2010
    A nice movie. Meryl Streep rocks.
  • February 9, 2010
    review forthcoming.............
  • February 9, 2010
    Such a cute movie!!!!!!

Critic Reviews


August 8, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

Meryl Streep is Julia Child -- in a movie that needs more of her. full review

August 7, 2009
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Ephron does the smart thing in Julie & Julia and lets Streep carry the day, with a minimum of embellishment. full review

August 7, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

It's a light and entertaining treat, with winning performances, sharp writing and some happy surprises. full review

August 7, 2009
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Loved the first course, hated the second. full review

August 6, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Julie & Julia proceeds with such ease and charm that its audacity is easy to miss. full review

August 6, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia is one-half delightful and one-half disappointing; luckily, the delightful part stays with you while the rest fades away. full review

August 6, 2009
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The ideal recipe has a special ingredient that can lift a dish from meh to memorable. Meryl Streep -- at her brilliant, beguiling best -- is the spice that does the trick for the yummy Julie & Julia. full review

August 6, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Julie & Julia is not lacking in entertainment value, especially with the Streep performance. But if the men had been portrayed as more high-spirited, it might have taken on intriguing dimensions. full review

August 5, 2009
Armond White, The New York Press

Ephron conveys neither gustatory joy nor cinematic know-how. full review

August 3, 2009
David Edelstein, New York Magazine

When actors like these are cooking, it's better than haute cuisine. full review

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Comments


  • bfarzaneh49
    December 18, 2009
    I love this movie... Greatttttttttt.
  • paxy2009
    August 20, 2009
    It really lovely.i love it
  • marystar1521
    August 5, 2009
    guess it will be great
    i mean something really original
    iŽll love it, of course
  • dfreebyrd59
    March 30, 2009
    i loved it. So true in some ways.

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