Simply Irresistible

Simply Irresistible (1999)

  • 13% of critics liked it
    (30 reviews)

  • 55% of users liked it
    (44,767 ratings)

An airy romance in the tradition of classic Hollywood comedies of the Depression Era, Simply Irresistible (1999) also presses into service the food-obsessed magical realism of Like Water for Chocolate (1992). Sarah Michelle Gellar stars as Amanda Shelton, the chef at Southern Cross, a trendy Tribeca… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By
Mark Tarlov
Written By
Judith Roberts, Elizabeth Robinson
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 5, 1999 Wide
On DVD
Aug 17, 1999
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    Any movie featuring a crab wearing a tuxedo (complete with a top hat!) can't be all that bad.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bannan i


    Magically...delicious!

  • Kylie B


    A magic crab that gets you a partner and helps you with your work?! Now that's my kind of crustacean!

  • Leigh R


    Wonderfully sweet...

  • Dean M


    One of my favourite Sarah Michelle Gellar films in a comedy-romance story that her main character should be a 'Sabrina' chef. I love and would watch it again because it's full of fun and magic. Hopefully it will release on DVD in Australia real soon.

  • James A


    If you want to see a crab in a top hat I highly recomend this one.

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