Amélie
2001 | 122 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (7.9/10), it earned strong reviews (90%), it drew serious awards attention and it made about 17 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
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At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
7.9/10 from 13K viewers
- AwardsStrong
10 wins, 10 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$174 million worldwide on a $10 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
567K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Google Play Movies
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Audrey TautouAmélie Poulain
- Mathieu KassovitzNino Quincampoix
- RufusRaphaël Poulain
- Serge MerlinRaymond Dufayel
- Jamel DebbouzeLucien
- Clotilde MolletGina
- Claire MaurierSuzanne
- Isabelle NantyGeorgette
- Dominique PinonJoseph
- Artus de PenguernHipolito