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Television director Andy Cadiff turns toward feature films to direct the romantic comedy Chasing Liberty, which appears to be loosely based on the 1953 Audrey Hepburn classic Roman Holiday. Mandy Moor... read more read more...e stars as Anna Foster, the 18-year-old daughter of President of the United States James Foster (Mark Harmon). Anna has led quite a privileged life, but she has grown to resist the constant presence of Secret Service agents getting in the way of her independence. While on a family trip to Europe, Anna manages to get away from security for a brief time. She inevitably falls into the romantic arms of British boy Ben Calder (Matthew Goode), with whom she enjoys a fresh and clean European vacation. Not wanting to ruin her fun, she doesn't tell him about her upper-class social status. But, alas, Ben surprises her with a secret identity of his own. Jeremy Piven and Annabella Sciorra play two Secret Service agents. Caroline Goodall plays the wise, conventional First Lady. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 4, 2004

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  • November 19, 2011
    Just a really sweet romantic comedy about how you can fall in love with anybody. I also just loved Weiss & Morales, and was so happy when they finally kissed. What can I say I love romance! :) Also Anna & Ben were just perfect :) I love it :) Such an amazing movie (:
  • June 23, 2011
    The best 'president daughter' type of film that I've seen. This puts 'First Daughter' to shame. Mandy Moore and Matthew Goode make an adorable couple and I really enjoyed the whole story line despite knowing what the end would be like.
  • July 27, 2010
    Anna Foster has no personality. All I can infer from the past hour and fifty minutes is that she whines, fishes for compliments, and all-around fails at actually taking care of herself. Still, Matthew Goode is rather luscious candy for the eyes and ears. He even gets one of th... read moreose wildly romantic declarations of love with Britishisms like "adored" and "un-bloody-hinged."
  • February 9, 2010
    "Every family has a rebel. Even the First Family."

    Anna Foster has never had an ordinary life. At eighteen years old, she is the most protected girl in America; she is the First Daughter...

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    One wonders if the makers of this film didn't ever find out another movie about the same subject was also being released at about the same time as this one, "First Daughter". Obviously, this is a film targeted to young girls who will, without a doubt, love it. Andy Cadiff, its director, doesn't add anything new to the formula these movies follow and the result, while not unpleasant, leaves us with a feeling we have seen it all before.

    The film becomes a great travelogue where Anna, the daughter of the American president escapes from Prague with a young man she has met and seems to like. They are supposed to go to Berlin, but obviously, they take the train going south and end up in Venice! Oh well, leave it to the creators of the movie to take the cute Anna all over the continent trying to find herself.

    Mandy Moore is a young actress that could do better. One hopes she is not typecast into these young girl she seems to play. The others in the movie do an adequate job. The film best asset the great exteriors one sees throughout the length of the movie.
  • May 9, 2009
    I've seen this type of movie before - President's daughter needs to get away from the constance surveillance and goes on a wild adventure in Europe with no money. Not too realistic, but fun to watch regardless.
  • May 30, 2007
    Well... an ordinary romantic comedy... The great thing from this movie only the places to take pictures... It really makes me wanna travelling...
  • May 16, 2007
    There's quite a few movies about the 'President's daughter' and I do believe Moore and Goode save this one from being a complete disaster. Of course it's absolutely nonsensical that a first daughter should run around Europe, swim naked in Paris, trust total strangers not to menti... read moreon successfully evade the Secret Service, Moore is a good enough actress to make us see past that and enjoy the ride across the Old World.
  • December 28, 2006
    It was ok.
  • August 28, 2006
    seen it waaaaaay too many times
  • December 9, 2010
    This is a Romantic Comedy that contains a predictable romance plot and is only occasionally funny. It's worth a matinee price at best, and I'd really recommend saving it for a rental. Better yet, just catch it when it eventually airs on TV.
    If you're a teenage girl, a Mandy Moore... read more fan, or someone who loves cute romantic comedies no matter how cheesy or predictable they are, then you'll probably enjoy this. If you're a guy, then please don't see this alone. If your significant other wants to see it, then make sure and tell her that she "owes you" and then quietly enjoy watching Mandy Moore for a couple of hours.

Critic Reviews


Charles Taylor
January 17, 2004
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

Forgettable fluff but it left me in an unaccountably bad mood, mainly because it's a step back for Mandy Moore. Full Review

Laura Sinagra
January 13, 2004
Laura Sinagra, Village Voice

Moore's lip-glossed petulance never catches fire with Goode's canned drollery. Full Review

Wesley Morris
January 11, 2004
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe

It's one TV-movie romp that Kristy McNichol never got around to starring in. Full Review

Michael O'Sullivan
January 9, 2004
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post

Chasing Liberty will probably win over as many fuddy-duddy fathers as fillies with its mixture of sweetness tempered with genial cynicism.

Ann Hornaday
January 9, 2004
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

An endless, virtually laugh-free pastiche of Aaron Sorkin by way of Aaron Spelling. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
January 9, 2004
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Chasing Liberty is strictly vanilla-flavoured, status quo entertainment. Full Review

Mick LaSalle
January 9, 2004
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

It's all quite engaging. Full Review

Joe Baltake
January 9, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee

Movies don't get more disposable than this one. Full Review

Peter Travers
January 9, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It defines blah.

Roger Moore
January 9, 2004
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

Chasing Liberty chases laughs and charm for most of its 100 minutes. It loses both races, but it has its moments, an engaging cast and a lot of scenery of the great cities of Europe. Full Review

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