84 Charing Cross Road
Seen it?1987 | 100 min | Drama, Romance
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (85% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Howards End or Phantom Thread, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
85% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$3 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 71K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Hugh Jones
- Anne BancroftHelene Hanff
- Anthony HopkinsFrank P. Doel
- Judi DenchNora Doel
- Jean De BaerMaxine Stuart
- Maurice DenhamGeorge Martin
- Eleanor DavidCecily Farr
- Mercedes RuehlKay
- Daniel GerrollBrian
- Wendy MorganMegan Wells
- Ian McNeiceBill Humphries