Love Actually
7.5 IMDb
65 Rotten Tomatoes

Where To Watch Love Actually

Love Actually is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy-drama that follows eight interconnected stories unfolding across London in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Rather than focusing on one central couple, the film explores love in many forms—from exciting new romance and marriage to unrequited love, friendship, family devotion, heartbreak and temptation. Hugh Grant plays David, Britain's newly elected Prime Minister, who unexpectedly falls for junior staff member Natalie, while Colin Firth portrays writer Jamie, who discovers an unexpected romance with his Portuguese housekeeper Aurelia. Keira Knightley plays Juliet, whose newly married life becomes complicated by Mark's secret feelings for her, while Liam Neeson portrays Daniel, a widower helping his stepson Sam navigate his first crush. Other memorable characters include Karen (Emma Thompson), Harry (Alan Rickman), Sarah (Laura Linney), Karl (Rodrigo Santoro), Billy Mack (Bill Nighy), and Rowan Atkinson's unforgettable gift-wrapper. Together, their stories create a funny, emotional and sometimes bittersweet portrait of what love can look like.

  • Release Date: November 14, 2003
  • Director: Richard Curtis
  • Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
  • Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Alan Rickman — Harry
  • Box Office: $247.35 million worldwide
  • Where To Watch: Amazon Video , Netflix

More details about Love Actually and where you can watch

Love Actually was originally planned as two separate romantic stories before Richard Curtis combined them into one interconnected film featuring multiple characters and relationships. The famous airport scenes were inspired by Curtis watching real people reunite with loved ones at Heathrow Airport.

Hugh Grant’s iconic dance as Prime Minister David became one of the movie’s most memorable moments, even though Grant reportedly disliked filming the scene. Another fun fact is that Olivia Olson’s singing performance was so polished that extra breathing sounds were added to make it feel more realistic for a school performance.

The movie features an impressive ensemble cast, including Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, and Rowan Atkinson. Despite mixed reviews when it was released in 2003, Love Actually became a long-lasting Christmas favorite and developed a strong cult following worldwide.

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Richard Curtis originally planned 14 separate storylines for Love Actually. Four were eventually removed—two before filming and two during the editing/development process. One deleted storyline involved a school headmistress and her terminally ill female partner.