Notting Hill

A 1999 Romantic Comedy starring Julia Roberts as staggeringly successful movie star Anna Scott who meets travel bookstore owner William Thacker (Hugh Grant) in the eponymous area of London and begins a somewhat rocky relationship with him. They want to be together, but her mega-stardom is constantly intruding on their happiness. Along the way to love, there’s plenty of quirk and British accents to add a little fun and flavor.

The movie is notable for taking several shots at show business, in particular how the movie business treats female stars.

This film provides examples of:
"Anna: You know the fame isn't real."
 * Babies Ever After: Implied in the ending shot.
 * Book Ends: The movie starts with a montage of Anna on the red carpet and ends the movie with the same.
 * Bookworm: William is this to an extent. He owns a travel bookstore and he also suggests that Anna do a movie adaptation of a Henry James novel..
 * Breathless Non Sequitur: "I'm sure you meant no harm, and I'm sure it was all just friendly banter and I'm sure you all have dicks the size of peanuts. Enjoy your meal the tuna's really good."
 * Celebrity Is Overrated

""I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.""
 * Chick Flick: With a distinct 90s feel no less.
 * Crash Into Hello: William and Anna met when she bought a book at his store, but they literally run into each other later that day in the street and he spills orange juice all over her.
 * Caustic Critic: Pajiba listed the movie's most famous line as one of the cheesiest movie lines ever written.

"William: Is this your first film?
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Oh, Spike. Honey is this to an extent as well, but Spike just takes the cake.
 * Defrosting Ice Queen: Anna.
 * Disabled Love Interest: Bella, Max's wife.
 * The Ditz: Spike.
 * Fun T Shirt: Spike has a few including "You are the most beautiful woman in the world... fancy a fuck?"
 * Hey Its That Guy:
 * Luna's dad is roommates with Edward Ferrars!
 * Charles and Alice are brother and sister and are friends with Lord Percy and Lord Grantham.
 * Constable Goody helps the Prime Minister run a bookshop that both Erin Brockovich and David visit.
 * Huge Guy Tiny Girl: Spike and Honey.
 * Informed Ability: Subverted. Anna is the most popular actress working in the Hollywood of the movie and while we never see her act very much, Anna herself claims that she's not very good.
 * I Was Young and Needed The Money:.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Spike.
 * Lap Pillow
 * Misery Poker: After a dinner during which Anna meets all of William's friends, everyone in attendance competes for the last brownie by detailing the various ways in which they themselves are the saddest person at the table.
 * Monochrome Casting: Aside two of Anna's co-stars, there are no racial minorities to be seen. What makes this stand out is that Notting Hill in real life is known for its black community.
 * Nice Guy: Hugh Grant. As well as his roommate Spike.
 * Old Shame:.
 * Open the Door And See All The People: Spike with the press.
 * Period Piece: Towards the end of the movie,.
 * Pop Cultural Osmosis Failure:

Child Actress: Well ... actually, it's my 22nd!

William: Any favorites among the 22?

Child Actress: Working with Leonardo.

William: DaVinci?

Child Actress: DiCaprio.

William: Of course. And is ... is he your favorite Italian director?"


 * Racefor Your Love: William and his friends race around trying to find Anna before she leaves for America. Do they find in her time?.
 * Space Clothes: One of Anna's movies has her as a retro-space babe in a flattering astronaut suit.
 * Stock British Phrases: It is set in England after all.
 * Tabloid Melodrama: As might be expected for a movie-star, the tabloids swarm all over Anna throughout the movie.
 * The Thing That Would Not Leave: Spike the "masturbating Welshman".
 * Trailer Spoof: An excessively meta version; one trailer pretended to be for Austin Powers (itself well known for this device).
 * What the Hell Hero: "You daft prick."