Notting Hill is a 1999 British romantic comedy film set in Notting Hill, London, released on 21 May 1999. The screenplay was by Richard Curtis, who had written Four Weddings and a Funeral. It was produced by Duncan Kenworthy and directed by Roger Michell. The film stars Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, Tim McInnerny, Gina McKee and Hugh Bonneville. The film was well received by critics, and became the highest grossing British film released that year. The film won a BAFTA, and was nominated in two other categories. Notting Hill won other awards, including a British Comedy... Award and a Brit Award for the soundtrack. William "Will" Thacker owns an independent bookshop in Notting Hill that specialises in travel writing. He has been coping with divorce after his wife left him for a man who looked exactly like Harrison Ford. He shares his house with an uninhibited Welsh eccentric named Spike . Thacker encounters Hollywood star actress Anna Scott when she enters his shop to buy a book. Minutes later, the pair collide in the street, causing Will to spill his orange juice on both of them.
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| Release date: | May 13, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Roger Michell |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 124 Minutes |
| Producer: | Duncan Kenworthy |
| Editor: | Nick Moore |
| Music by: | Trevor Jones |
| Cinematography: | Michael Coulter |
| Screenplay by: | Richard Curtis |
| Estimated budget: | $42,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |