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84 Charing Cross Road
New York City bibliophile Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) writes to the London bookshop Marks & Co in search of some titles she has not been able to turn up locally, beginning their two-decade romance via correspondence.
1942, UK
January1958, Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, UK
4 December 1954, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
31 December 1937, Margam, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK
25 August 1939, Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
14 March 1956, Lincolnshire, England, UK
24 February 1929, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
2 October 1950, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
2 February 1952, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1954, UK
28 February 1948, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
26 December 1921, Fairhill, England, UK
30 June 1901, London, England, UK
July 1, 1963 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
21 November 1931, New York City, New York, USA
2 August 1964, UK
17 September 1931, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
9 December 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
16 October 1951, London, England, UK
14 August 1917, The Bronx, New York, USA
8 December 1957, Minnesota, USA
May 20, 2003
The result of this high-powered collaboration is a movie of such unrelieved genteelness that it makes one long to head for Schrafft's for a double-gin martini, straight up, and a stack of cinnamon toast from which the crusts have been removed.September 01, 2002
Vividly conveys the magical ways that friendship can open up new worlds of experience and meaning.August 14, 2002
By a miracle of writing, acting and direction, what could have been a deadly moviegoing experience is turned into something very like pure gold.January 26, 2006
The film has nothing to do with easy nostalgia; it's about real, credible people, and as such finally becomes very moving.January 01, 2000
84 Charing Cross Road is a movie made for people who love London and books. The only problem is that the heroine doesn't get to London until it's too late, and nobody ever seems to read in this movie.July 25, 2002
Hopkins and Dench are wonderful together.March 26, 2003
A staid, static movie that wins us over with its outstanding performances and its love of books.February 10, 2007
This wonderful little gem is something of a critic-proof cult item in my house.