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  • 2004
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  • Paramount Classics
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  • 2004
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  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, Enduring Love is a psychological suspense thriller about how fate shapes our relationships, how accidents can change our lives and how meaning is unraveled from sheer chaos. (Paramount Classics)

Directed By: Roger Michell

Written By: Ian McEwan, Joe Penhall

  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2004
  • R
  • Paramount Classics
  • 1 h 40 m

Enduring Love

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 52 User Ratings
7.8
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Summary Based on the acclaimed novel by Ian McEwan, Enduring Love is a psychological suspense thriller about how fate shapes our relationships, how accidents can change our lives and how meaning is unraveled from sheer chaos. (Paramount Classics)

Directed By: Roger Michell

Written By: Ian McEwan, Joe Penhall

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
61
55% Positive
21 Reviews
42% Mixed
16 Reviews
3% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 38 Critic Reviews
61
55% Positive
21 Reviews
42% Mixed
16 Reviews
3% Negative
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91
What blows us away is the power of Ifans' moist puppy eyes and chilling smile as a true believer undeterred by reality.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
75
Most movies remain at the top level of action: They are about what happens. A few consider the meaning of what happened, and even fewer deal with the fact that we have a choice, some of the time, about what happens and what we do about it.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 52 User Ratings
7.8
77% Positive
40 Ratings
4% Mixed
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19% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 52 User Ratings
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77% Positive
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4% Mixed
2 Ratings
19% Negative
10 Ratings

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75
Spellbinding.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
63
Ultimately, the movie suffers from the same fate as its characters. That first explosive scene creates a state of shock, leaving everyone and everything to drift about in a numbing vacuum.
By Rick Groen FULL REVIEW
60
Mr. Michell whips the camera around too much and cuts into his scenes too quickly, but he pumps juice into this thin story and, together with his performers, keeps a movie going that might otherwise crash-land.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW
50
The result is creepy and unpleasant.
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30
Although this script starts off with great zest, it's ultimately a disappointment.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Pathé Pictures International, UK Film Council, FilmFour, Inside Track Films, Free Range Films, Ingenious Film Partners, Ridgeway Productions
Release Date Oct 29, 2004
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline An extraordinary event brought them together. A deadly obsession will tear them apart.
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Awards

Empire Awards, UK
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
British Independent Film Awards
• 4 Nominations
London Critics Circle Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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