Sweet November

Sweet November (2001)

  • 16% of critics liked it
    (96 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (91,813 ratings)

This romantic melodrama reunites The Devil's Advocate (1997) co-stars Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron, and is directed by Irish filmmaker Pat O'Connor (Circle of Friends). Sara Deever (Theron) is a beautiful young woman who begins a new romantic relationship with a man each month, then… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Kurt Voelker
Genres
Drama, Romance
In Theaters
Feb 16, 2001 Wide
Warner Bros.

Critic Reviews

  • Michael Atkinson, Village Voice

    Extra-thick vanilla schmalted with just the right amount of raw sugar to summon the awwwws of high school girls.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    Should have been called Cloying November.

  • Stephen Hunter, Washington Post

    Who on earth could resist Charlize Theron? Well, if she's imitating Sandy Dennis, it's not all that hard.

  • Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer

    If Sweet November were a valentine, it would end up in the dead-letter office.

  • Curtis Morgan, Miami Herald

    There's just too much fantasy here to swallow or take seriously.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Manu G


    She Just Needed A Month To Change His Life For Ever. Very good movie and great acting from Keanu and Theron. The story is very original, romantic and melancholic. "The meaning of life, is to give life meaning." I think that is the message of this movie. Too many times… More

  • Conner R


    Just flat out corny and sappy. It's a romantic comedy with a kicker, one of them is dying and it's not the one you want to die. Keanu Reeves was especially bad and it's easily Charlize Theron's worst performance. I mainly blame this on the audacity of the writers,… More

  • Red L


    I saw this for the second time today. I even moved my rating up 1/2 star. Ok, the movie is somewhat preposterous. Nelson (the hunky Keanu Reeves) with his A type personality meets Sara - (the beautiful Charlize Theron) and moves in with her for a month. That is what she does -… More

  • Arash X


    Awful,stupid & pointless, The best thing in this movie is its ending, And I dislike Keanu Reeves and his acting & talking style, I also dislike Charlize Theron for no good reason

  • Dean M


    Charlize Theron sparkles as a free-spirited "gal with a secret" in this updated remake of the 1968 charmer, but costar Keanu Reeves hasn't a romantic bone in his body; he plays every scene - happy, sad, angry - with the same stern expression and flat delivery. As a… More

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