Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel

To improve their client's tarnished image, the managers of movie heartthrob Tad Hamilton (TV star Josh Duhamel) trump up a contest in which an innnocent middle-American girl will win a date with the h...( read more  read more... )unk. A West Virginia grocery clerk named Rosalee (Kate Bosworth, Blue Crush) wins, much to the dismay of her friend Pete (Topher Grace, Traffic), who's secretly in love with her. A summary of the romantic triangle that follows won't capture the charm of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!. Though formulaic in structure, the movie is constantly surprising and engaging in its details. All romantic comedies should have such a smart script, understated but spot-on acting (Grace, Bosworth, and Duhamel are delightful and given excellent comic support from Nathan Lane, Sean Hayes, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Gary Cole), and clean, clear direction (from the director of Legally Blonde, another formulaic but irrepressibly fun movie). --Bret Fetzer

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52% liked it

140 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Robert Luketic

Release Date: January 23, 2004

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DVD Release Date: April 20, 2004

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  • February 3, 2008
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  • July 5, 2007
    It was a cute film.
  • June 29, 2007
    ehh, I notice I say that a lot for chick flicks
  • June 3, 2007
    OK, OK - I bought this DVD because it has scenes with Josh Duhamel shirtless. So sue me.
  • April 23, 2007
    **Hates Bosworth** It actually pains me to say I enjoyed this, and I dont understand why. Okay acting... Predictable storyline... What is wrong with me...?
  • November 17, 2009
    This is pretty much the epitome of the fact that having a good cast doesn't make a good movie if the story isn't good enough. Topher Grace is lovely, Kate Bosworth is beautiful and great to watch, Josh Duhamel is good fun, but Win a Date with Tad Hamilton has such a ridiculously ...( read more)cliched and silly storyline that it doesn't work. Not much about this movie works, really.
  • October 25, 2009
    predictable... i dont really get the number of smiles thing. but its sweet
  • October 19, 2009
    My dad always says, "There is no such thing as chick flicks. There are bad films, and there are good films." I have grown up my whole life with this philosophy so believe me when I tell you that I have no bias against chick flicks. This, however, does not fall into the 'good movi...( read more)e' category. Kate Bosworth might be lovely (she is by the way) and Josh Duhamel might have made a lot of money (he did by the way) but the film itself consists of a boring storyline, average performances and an ending which I had time to make an entire roast lamb dinner for once I saw it coming. Topher Grace tries with all his might to hold the film together with the most genuine performance and natural comedic talent, but it's more than anyone would have been able to handle. Kudos for trying Topher. Don't worry, Spiderman 3 makes you pretty rich, pretty soon.

    Defining Scene:
    The extremely cheesy confrontation scene with Topher and Josh. Topher obviously did what he could with the script available but the forces of darkness were too strong.
  • October 9, 2009
    I love this one. Maybe because Kate Bosworth is so pretty.
  • September 16, 2009
    Es completamente cursi, fresita, de nena, y aún así lloro cada vez.

Critic Reviews


May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

Fails to produce one single convincingly realistic moment. full review

January 29, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The actors, especially Grace, fight hard against a schizoid script (the kids are rubes one sec, hipsters the next) and cotton-candy direction from Robert Luketic. full review

January 27, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate

It must be admitted that the final 10 minutes of Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! are likable: one cliche following another, but with charming restraint. Or it might just have been that the movie's simpl... full review

January 24, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Suffers from a lack of conviction. full review

January 23, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

It's all predictable stuff, but played with a nice lightness. full review

January 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Here is a movie for people who haunt the aisles of the video stores searching for 1950s romances. full review

January 23, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Sweet but clumsy, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton is a youth film with an appealing cast and not much idea what to do with it. full review

January 22, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

For a good time, make a date with Tad Hamilton. full review

January 22, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The film feels terribly dated, flat and inbred, as if it was created by people who acquired all their knowledge of human nature from old movies. full review

January 21, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Won't wind up on many critic's lists... nor will it challenge any box office records, but those looking to enjoy a simple little love story will find much to enjoy. full review

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Comments


  • heighleegurl17
    August 12, 2008
    OMG this movie reminds me of the guy I used to like and my best friend (who I like now)!
  • timegoesbyy
    December 17, 2006
    Very good movie! I loved the plot and Tropher grace! great actors and actess's!

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