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7.8
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6.7

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anna1440
Critic Anna Smith
rated 6

Thank goodness, then, for the magic created by young stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, whose intense romance is played out with conviction and an infectious joie de vivre.

Read full review at Empire
pernillelarsen7
Pernille Larsen
rated 9

Lovely classic romantic movie

2 years ago
mivze
Mia Küpper
rated 10

I cry from start to end every time

1 year ago
roger177
Critic Roger Ebert
rated 8

Rachel McAdams, who just a few months ago was the bitchy high school queen in Mean Girls, here shows such beauty and clarity that we realize once again how actors are blessed by good material.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
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kimberley14
Critic Kimberley Jones
rated 6

I think it was somewhere in the middle of a rain-swept declaration of love that I let out a soft little mew – I think you know the kind I’m talking about – that mew of pleasure at finding oneself happily ensconced in glorious weepie land.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Cast & Crew

Nick Cassavetes
Director
James Garner
As Duke
Sam Shepard
As Frank Calhoun
James Marsden
As Lon Hammond
Obba Babatundé
As Band Leader
Mark Johnson
As Photographer
Gena Rowlands
As Older Allie
Ryan Gosling
As Noah Calhoun

Frequently asked questions

What is The Notebook about? Toggle content

In the 1940s, two young lovers from different worlds are brought together by fate and fall deeply in love. Their passionate summer romance is cut short by the Second World War, and they are separated by the harsh realities of life. Years later, an older man reads their love story from a notebook to an elderly woman, and they are reunited in a poignant tale of enduring love. This epic romance explores the power of true love and its ability to transcend time and circumstance.

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You can stream The Notebook on: Netflix Apple TV Amazon Store

What movies are similar to The Notebook? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Notebook include Mr. Nobody, A Beautiful Mind, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, 10 Things I Hate About You, Georgia Rule, Mona Lisa Smile.

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The Notebook was released in theaters on October 14, 2004.