Dedication
2007 · Movie · R · 95 min · ★ 6.4 · 45% critics
A guarded, emotionally complicated children’s book author is pushed into an uneasy partnership with a talented illustrator after a sudden loss upends his routine. As they work together, he confronts lingering grief and old feelings, learning that taking a risk on life may be the only way forward.
Also known as A Livre Ouvert
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2007-08-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (108 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, modern romance about grief, creativity, and second chances, with prickly-to-tender chemistry; Not for you if you dislike slow-burn relationship stories or sentimental turns like in Words and Pictures.
Pros: heartfelt romantic tone; witty character clashes; warm, hopeful message | Cons: familiar love-story beats; uneven emotional pacing; some predictable moments
Themes
- illustrator
- author
Cast & crew
Billy Crudup
as Henry Roth
Mandy Moore
as Lucy Reilly
Tom Wilkinson
as Rudy Holt
Dianne Wiest
as Carol
Martin Freeman
as Jeremy
Bob Balaban
as Arthur Planck
Christine Taylor
as Allison
Bobby Cannavale
as Don Meyers
Cassidy Hinkle
as Cassidy
Amy Sedaris
as Cassidy's Mom
Directed by Justin Theroux