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Friends star Jennifer Aniston made her debut as the leading lady of a feature film in this romantic comedy. Kate (Aniston) is an art director with an advertising agency whose personal and professional... read more read more... life is stuck in neutral; while her work is good, her boss Mr. Mercer (Kevin Dunn) won't give her a promotion, and while Kate is attracted to co-worker Sam (Kevin Bacon), he's not interested in her. Kate learns that Mercer is loath to promote single people, because without permanent attachments they're free to leave whenever they wish. Kate's friend Darcy (Illeana Douglas) comes up with a possible solution: use a photo of Kate with handsome stranger Nick (Jay Mohr) to convince Mercer that she's engaged to be married. The ruse works -- Kate gets her promotion, and Sam, who's attracted to women who are already spoken for, starts showing her some attention. But soon Mercer wants to meet Kate's husband-to-be; Kate tracks down Nick and persuades him to pose as her intended for an evening, but Nick decides at the end of the night that he's in love with her. Picture Perfect was written and directed by Glenn Gordon Caron, who created the TV series Moonlighting. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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49% liked it

41 critics

DVD Release Date: January 18, 2000

Stats: 953 reviews

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Flixster Reviews (953)


  • July 27, 2010
    An average Aniston Rom-Com. Not her best or her worst. It's ok but I have watched a few of her more recent films lately that I thought were better or funnier at least.
  • September 29, 2009
    I saw this in the cinema. I would hasten to add, I was forced!
  • August 2, 2009
    The ultimate chick flick. Adorable movie. Jen is adorable, Kevin is gorgeous, & jay is 2 cute 4 words. Would absolutly recommend this movie 2 anyone who loves romantic comedies. I love it! <3
  • July 27, 2009
    I love this movie again another brillant romcom starring my favourite jennifer aniston, this is a witty, entertainingly hilariuosly sexy romcom which keeps you glued to your tv!!
    All though fairly predictable towards the end its still very good!!
    Aniston plays a job obsessed wo... read moreman who needs to marry someone just so she can move along on job career prospect and thats where Jay mohr comes in giving a very entertainingly funny performance!!!
    Really worth a watch!!!
  • August 18, 2007
    Rom com about a woman trying to advance her career.
  • December 27, 2006
    Auwe . . .


    Minus one star for the directing. Have you ever seen a more unconvincing stroking of a loved one in bed scene?


    Minus one star for the sparkling dialogue ?!


    Minus one star for casting Jay Mohr. In anything.


    Minus one star for that green dress. And thr

    ... read moreee people actually compliment her about it?!


    Minus one star for the matching green shoes.


    Olympia Dukakis? What's up with this performance? Minus one star.


    Hmmm, we're at minus six stars here. Oh well, I'll give it one. It's not as bad as Blair Witch or Jackass.

  • May 7, 2011
    Aniston's acting in this was was average at best. I didn't really like her character that much and it bothered me that she said she was "the nice girl" even though she's actually not. There were some pretty funny moments but many scenes were just annoying. The only reason I saw ... read morethis movie was because whenever I said "I love Picture Perfect" people thought I was referring to this movie when I meant the 1995 version.
  • August 28, 2009
    Saddeningly this is the only Quality Jennifer Aniston film. It was alot better than I expected with Touching Romance and Heartbreaking comedy!
    A suprising "Three out of Four" Stars. A Slight Reccomendation.
  • November 11, 2009
    It was cute, but not great. I love Aniston, Bacon, and Dukakis, but the movie itself was kinda just blah.
  • April 5, 2009
    A fairly innocent romantic comedy. Jennifer Aniston shows that she can carry a leading role.

Critic Reviews


Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

[Aniston] at her best can recall young Barbra Streisand in her What's Up, Doc? days. Full Review

Peter Travers
May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Aniston doesn't need dialogue to catch Kate's quicksilver moods. It's the sitcom lines, at the service of a contrived plot, that choke her.

Susan Wloszczyna
January 1, 2000
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today

Insubstantial and oversweet, it still refreshes as a midsummer brain cooler.

Ruthe Stein
January 1, 2000
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle

Aniston comes across like an imitation of a movie star instead of the real thing. She gets less attractive as the film goes on. Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's a shame the plot is so contrived, because parts of this movie are really pretty good. Full Review

Charles Taylor
January 1, 2000
Charles Taylor, Salon.com

What Picture Perfect sells as romance is a junior high school health class morality lecture we all got years ago. And it was a crock then, too. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

There are times when a bad ending doesn't seriously damage a motion picture. This is not one of those. Full Review

Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

[Aniston] has the rare gift of getting you to root for her in the most trying of circumstances, a quality that will stand her in good stead when she progresses to better material. Full Review

Rich Cline
July 11, 2004
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

enjoyable fluff

Judith Egerton
June 25, 2004
Judith Egerton, Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Sure, the movie follows a basic romantic comedy formula, but it has a freshness about it, mainly because Aniston and Mohr make a sweet match. Full Review

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