Little Black Book

Little Black Book (2004)

  • 21% of critics liked it
    (109 reviews)

  • 45% of users liked it
    (65,216 ratings)

Directed by Nick Hurran, Little Black Book follows Stacy (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer of a popular daytime talk show starring Kippie Kann (Kathy Bates), as she tries to figure out the root of her boyfriend's (Ron Livingston) commitment-phobic nature. Rather than continue to… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Elisa Bell, Melissa Carter
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Aug 6, 2004 Wide
Sony Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    [O]ne of the worst romantic comedies of this or probably any other year.

  • Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

    It's no fun to side with Murphy's mean-spirited paranoiac, so we're soon rooting for the gynecologist to uncover a venereal disease, or for the chef to whip up some salmonella, or even for that Palm cradle to fall into the bathtub.

  • Sara Gebhardt, Washington Post

    It's not well scripted enough or well acted enough to do much of anything, save make anyone watching really hate Brittany Murphy for being so annoying and so incredibly unlikely as a cute twenty-something Diane Sawyer wannabe.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    If you think it's worth it to sit there for 97 minutes for three or possibly four laughs, then you are beyond help.

  • Daphne Gordon, Toronto Star

    If it's hard to like the message and the characters in this movie, it's even harder to like the acting, though the casting is strong.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Cassandra M


    I don't know why so many people on this site have said this movie was rubbish, it led me to wonder if i had watched the same film as everyone! Little black Book is one of those rare movies that really touches you. The ending is simply superb and I did not see it coming. The… More

  • Nicki M


    Watched this a few times now. I guess technically not what you would call a great movie, but so likable and I really liked how the ending showed a happy ending without a man to fix everything. Brittany singing is a little cringable at times, but that's the worst I could say… More

  • Sanjaya &


    I really... really hoped this movie will be a great movie... Especially I started to like Brittany Murphy because she's could be the next America's Young Sweetheart u know... But the star in this movie isn't her, but Holly Hunter... I think she's saved this… More

  • Dean M


    Brittany Murphy was quite funny in this comedy film, but Holly Hunter was the best one since "Broadcast News".

  • Dannielle A


    Have you ever been frustrated with your boyfriend because he won't share his romantic past? That's Stacy life. She thinks "Omission is betrayal." She goes to the extreme to find out the history of his love life and finds she has fallen down a dark, chaotic rabbit… More

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