Love and Other Disasters
2006 · Movie · R · 91 min · ★ 5.7 · 25% critics
A fashion magazine assistant in London juggles a messy love life while trying to play matchmaker for her gay roommate. When she befriends a new coworker and assumes he’s gay, her well-meaning setups spiral into misunderstandings that complicate friendships, romance, and what she really wants.
Also known as Love (and Other Disasters)
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.7/10 (348 votes)
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, fast-moving romantic comedy built on mix-ups, quirky friends, and a London fashion-world backdrop, similar to Imagine Me & You; Not for you if you need big laughs, realism, or low-cringe setups.
Pros: witty dialogue; charming ensemble; playful rom-com sendup | Cons: heavy clichés; uneven humor; awkward accent complaints
Themes
- new love
- london, england
- vernissage
- screenplay
- lifestyle
- fashion journal
- lover
- arts
- lovers
- make a match
- fashion photographer
- woman between two men
- +5 more
Cast & crew
Brittany Murphy
as Emily Jackson
Matthew Rhys
as Peter Simon
Santiago Cabrera
as Paolo Sarmiento
Catherine Tate
as Tallulah Wentworth
Jamie Sives
as Finlay
Stephanie Beacham
as Felicity Wentworth
Gwyneth Paltrow
as Jacks
Orlando Bloom
as Paolo
Dawn French
as Therapist
Will Keen
as David Williams
Directed by Alek Keshishian