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Film · 2019

Isn't It Romantic

Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson · starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth and Adam DeVine

  • 1 h 29 min
  • 12
  • Comedy · Romance · Fantasy
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 13 February 2019
  • 6.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 6.3 Users6 votes
  • 7.4 Critics5 reviews
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Synopsis

Natalie, an Australian expat working in New York as an architect, is determined to excel at her job, though she has a reputation in her company for being a pushover and the assigned "coffee bitch" for rich clients such as the handsome billionaire Blake. Her only friends are Josh and Whitney, her romantic-comedy obsessed assistant who refuses to accept Natalie's cynical viewpoint that romantic comedies are unrealistic and set bad examples.

After an attempted mugging on the subway, Natalie knocks herself unconscious and awakes in hospital, where a charming doctor flirts with her, much to Natalie's confusion. When she is discharged, Natalie notices some strange changes around her: New York is bright and clean, Blake gives her his phone number on rose petals, and she suddenly has a new, large apartment stocked with every pair of shoes ever made. Furthermore, her best friend Whitney is now her main rival at work as opposed to her loyal assistant. Natalie has her epiphany: her life is now a romantic comedy.

Desperate to undo whatever strange process she has undergone, Natalie sets out to de-romanticise her suddenly PG-13 romantic comedy life.

'Isn't It Romantic?' was directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and stars Rebel Wilson, Adam Devine, Liam Hemsworth, Priyanka Chopra and Betty Gilpin.

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The essentials

Runtime
89 min1 hour and 29 minutes
Budget
$31mNew Line Cinema
Box office
$33.4m1.1 times its budget
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Isn't It Romantic?
1 hour and 29 minutes (89 minutes).
When was Isn't It Romantic released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 13 February 2019.
Who directed Isn't It Romantic?
Todd Strauss-Schulson.
Who is in Isn't It Romantic?
It stars Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth, Adam DeVine and Priyanka Chopra.
Where can I watch Isn't It Romantic?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Netflix and to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Isn't It Romantic make?
It took $33.4 million in US. It cost $31 million.
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Cast

Full cast (21)
Director
Todd Strauss-Schulson
Writers
Katie Silberman
Producers
Jason Cloth, Todd Garner, Aaron L. Gilbert, Rebel Wilson
Cinematography
Simon Duggan

Videos and trailers

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'Isn't It Romantic' trailer 2:243 November 2018

Photos and posters

All 6 photos

Reviews

All 5 reviews
6.3 6 votes
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What the critics say average 7.4 from 5 outlets

  • 9.0 TimeStephanie Zacharek It?s ridiculous, and it?s wonderful. Falling in love is stupid like that. Read
  • 8.8 New York PostJohnny Oleksinski The movie is hysterical, and at just under 90 minutes, the gag never wears thin. Read
  • 8.3 IndiewireKate Erbland The film?s final message is, in keeping with the very genre it?s sending up, a bit of a cheesy one, delivered in classic rom-com fashion. Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $31m
  • US $33.4m

Soundtrack

All 15 songs
  1. Oh, Pretty WomanRoy Orbison Spotify
  2. RideHalo Sol Spotify
  3. StrugglingJago featuring Galak Spiritual, Chief Rockas Spotify
  4. A Thousand MilesVanessa Carlton Spotify

Trivia

  • A romantic past

    Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine had already played with the love interests to coincide in projects such as 'Pitch Perfect', 'Pitch Perfect 2' and 'Workaholics'.

  • The origins

    Liam Hemsworth and Rebel Wilson were born in Australia.

  • Absolute protagonist

    This will be the first film in which Rebel Wilson has the leading role.

  • Good preparation

    As preparation, the director Todd Strauss-Schulson watched 65 romantic-comedies over two weeks and noted the similar visual and narrative tropes found amongst them, in order to emulate them in his film. Such observations included: New York setting, Starbucks coffee, rain falling when couples kiss, half-moon windows, and bubble baths.

  • Musical number

    Due to the overwhelmingly positive feedback the film received of its musical number from test audiences, the director decided to create an elaborate song-and-dance number featuring the main cast for the film's ending.

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