Pretty Woman (1990) movie poster

Pretty Woman (1990)

"She walked off the street, into his life and stole his heart."
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👍 89%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 58%
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Director
Runtime
2h
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.5/10 (8,868 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
51

Cast

Richard Gere as Edward Lewis · 69% avg
Julia Roberts as Vivian Ward · 71% avg
Ralph Bellamy as James Morse · 80% avg
Jason Alexander as Philip Stuckey · 70% avg
Laura San Giacomo as Kit De Luca · 71% avg
Héctor Elizondo as The Hotel Manager · 74% avg
Alex Hyde-White as David Morse
Amy Yasbeck as Elizabeth Stuckey · 82% avg

Is Pretty Woman good?

Yes. 89% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 58%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#52 / 1262 · Romance
Rank in its year
#8 / 65 · 1990
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 10 · Garry Marshall

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Vivian is a carefree, streetwise diamond in the rough when she meets sophisticated billionaire Edward in a chance encounter that turns into a week-long business arrangement. But Vivian's energetic spirit challenges Edward's no-nonsense approach to life, and soon they are teaching each other – and falling in love! Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Pretty Woman is a 1990 American romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall, the film that transformed Julia Roberts into a global superstar. Roberts stars as Vivian Ward, a spirited, warm-hearted Hollywood Boulevard sex worker who is hired by Edward Lewis, a wealthy corporate raider played by Richard Gere, to be his escort for a week of business and social engagements. As they spend time together — attending the opera, shopping on Rodeo Drive, and discovering unexpected emotional connections — both are transformed by the experience.

Pretty Woman was a modern Cinderella story that became one of the most commercially successful romantic comedies in history, earning $463 million worldwide on a $14 million budget. Julia Roberts's incandescent performance — her megawatt smile, infectious laugh, and the vulnerability beneath Vivian's streetwise exterior — made her the biggest female movie star of the early 1990s. The Rodeo Drive shopping scene, in which Vivian returns to the boutique that had snubbed her, became one of the most iconic scenes in romantic comedy.

The film's screenplay was originally much darker — titled "3,000" and ending with Edward dropping Vivian back on the street — before being reworked into its fairy-tale form. Despite criticism from some quarters about its romanticized depiction of sex work, Pretty Woman's cultural impact on fashion, tourism to Beverly Hills, and romantic comedy conventions has been immeasurable.

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