
Some Kind of Beautiful
Seen it?2014 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 5.6 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Love Hypothesis, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
By day, Richard Haig is a successful and well-respected English professor at renowned Trinity College in Cambridge. By night, Richard indulges his own romantic fantasies with a steady stream of beautiful undergraduates. But Richard has grown tired of the game and is looking for something more meaningful and lasting. So when Kate, Richard’s tanned, athletic, 25-year-old American girlfriend tells him that she is pregnant, Richard is thrilled. He looks forward to having a family of his own, being a father his children could be proud of, not some sex-fueled bobcat. There is only one problem. Richard’s not in love with Kate. Richard is in love with Kate’s sister, Olivia. He had been in love with her ever since he first saw her.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
6% on Rotten Tomatoes, 11 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 35K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Tom Vaughan
- Pierce BrosnanRichard Haig
- Jessica AlbaKate
- Salma Hayek PinaultOlivia
- Duncan JoinerJake
- Ben McKenzieBrian
- Malcolm McDowellGordon
- Merrin DungeyAngela
- Fred MelamedPiggott
- Ivan SergeiTim Prince
- Lombardo BoyarErnesto