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Love in the Time of Cholera

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2007 | 139 min | Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 Titanic or Doctor Zhivago, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 19 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

In Colombia just after the Great War, an old man falls from a ladder; dying, he professes great love for his wife. After the funeral, a man calls on the widow - she dismisses him angrily. Flash back more than 50 years to the day Florentino Ariza, a telegraph boy, falls in love with Fermina Daza, the daughter of a mule trader.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 43 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $5 million worldwide on a $45 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 61K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Mike Newell

  • Javier BardemFlorentino Ariza
  • Giovanna MezzogiornoFermina Daza
  • Benjamin BrattJuvenal Urbino
  • John LeguizamoLorenzo Daza
  • Fernanda MontenegroTransito Ariza
  • Catalina Sandino MorenoHildebranda Sanchez
  • Alicia BorracheroEscolastica
  • Liev SchreiberLotario Thurgot
  • Laura HarringSara Noriega
  • Héctor ElizondoDon Leo