Anne Bancroft,
Anthony Hopkins,
Judi Dench,
Jean De Baer,
Maurice Denham
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Helene Hanff's book 84 Charing Cross Road had previously been a TV program and a stage play before it was converted into this 1986 film. The scene is New York, 1949: Anne Bancroft plays a struggling w... read more
DVD Release Date: May 21, 2002
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September 11, 2010If you are really into reading and posting reviews on this site you are probably the kind of person who would like this movie. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft carry on a long term relationship based entirely using there opinions and reviews of books. Even with this limitation i... read more
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May 12, 2008sayers1977A nice Sunday afternoon film. Nice to see Hopkins in something before he became a big star (when he still tried to act!). No-one does repressed Englishman better than him and this character ranks with his Remains of the Day, Shadowlands, Howards End and Elephant Man characters. B... read more
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October 30, 2009A superbly written film, incredible performance from Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins. It's a very sweet and moving story, fine attention to period detail. The characters are so richly developed you feel as though you personally know them. Outstanding direction and pacing. It is... read more
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September 19, 2008I enjoyed this film immensely. I do have a soft spot for epistolary novels so this was a perfect correlation.
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January 12, 2008I just finished watching this, and I can honestly say, "wow!" Twenty years squished seamlessly into 1:40. Mundanities exposed to mean exactly what they should: everything. Words exposed as the carrier of more emotion than they're usually credited with. Beautiful nuances play... read more
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September 25, 2007This movie is a little gem. Bancroft and Hopkins never meet in the film but their acting is tops and the story is so good. loved it!
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August 20, 2007On of the late Ann Bancroft's best movie, and well suited for her. But then, she could pay anything, and do it superbly.
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June 10, 2007Great movie. Has there ever been a film made with Anthony Hopkins that hasn't been GREAT? Get out the kleenex...but it's a good cry. Chick Flick!
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May 30, 2007The power of books, of letters, of human connection... and all so intimately and lovingly presented. Only a tad stage-bound, but so is the story overall.
Critic Reviews
May 20, 2003
Vincent Canby, New York Times
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
84 Charing Cross Road is a movie made for people who love London and books. The only problem is that the heroine doesn't get to London until it's too late, and nobody ever seems to read in this movie. Full Review
February 10, 2007
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
This wonderful little gem is something of a critic-proof cult item in my house. Full Review
January 26, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The film has nothing to do with easy nostalgia; it's about real, credible people, and as such finally becomes very moving. Full Review
March 26, 2003
Jeffrey M. Anderson, San Francisco Examiner
A staid, static movie that wins us over with its outstanding performances and its love of books.
September 1, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Vividly conveys the magical ways that friendship can open up new worlds of experience and meaning. Full Review
August 14, 2002
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
By a miracle of writing, acting and direction, what could have been a deadly moviegoing experience is turned into something very like pure gold. Full Review
July 25, 2002
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Hopkins and Dench are wonderful together.
August 4, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
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July 7, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
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