The Rewrite

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6.3/10

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Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, and Bella Heathcote in The Rewrite (2014)

Former A-list screenwriter Keith Michaels takes a teaching position at a university in the quiet town of Binghamton, where his attitude slowly begins to turn when he meets Holly, a single mom working two jobs to earn her degree.

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An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

23K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The scene in which Hugh Grant's character watches himself in a video clip on the Internet is the video of the actual acceptance speech given by Hugh Grant in 1995 when he won the Golden Globe as the Best Actor in a Comedy/Musical for Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994). They dubbed the speech to reflect the fictional movie screenplay at the center of The Rewrite.

Goofs
When Holly mentions the book "Late Bloomers" to Keith she says that Alan Rickman got his first movie role at the age of 48. Alan Rickman's first movie role and big break was in Die Hard (1988) and he was 42 when the movie was released.

Quotes
Keith Michaels: Dr. Lerner, you must have an opinion on this?
Dr. Lerner: Hah! I have a wife and four daughters; I have no opinions.

Crazy credits
During the closing credits several additional scenes are shown, including Sara crying while watching the end of "Dirty Dancing" on her computer in a library cubicle and Holly dancing with her daughters in the dance studio.

Connections
Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Hugh Grant/Emma Thompson/Luke Evans/Lenny Kravitz (2014)

Soundtracks
Don't Wait Too Long
Written by Madeleine Peyroux, Jessie Harris and Lawrence Klein
Performed by Madeleine Peyroux
Courtesy of Rounder Records

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8/10

Hugh Grant & Marisa Tomei = great chemistry

What a fun and charming movie. It's so good to see Hugh Grant in a film that utilizes both his comedic timing and that let's him ground himself in things a bit more serious. It would be easy to dismiss this film as formulaic (and I suppose it is to a certain extent, but what movie isn't these days?), but it does allow Grant's character to peel back some layers to reveal a man more complicated and not quite so lacking in depth as you might expect at first. Marisa Tomei is wonderful as Grant's student and confidant. It's so nice to see two talented actors of comparable age building a terrific camaraderie and rapport with each other and the dialogue. JT Simmons is terrifically funny with a nice supporting role as the dean. In fact, the whole supporting case is great. This is the movie that happens when you have a tremendous cast, taking a nice story, and making it believable and funny without some of the hackneyed tics that Hollywood always likes to tack on. Really worth your time.