Julie & Julia

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  • Opened August 7, 2009 
  • 2 hr 4 min
  • PG-13 | some sensuality and brief strong language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • A frustrated temp secretary (Amy Adams) embarks on a year-long culinary quest to cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd. The film also covers the years Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and her husband Paul (Stanley Tucci) spent in Paris during the 1940s and 1950s, when he was a foreign diplomat who was eventually investigated by Sen. Joseph McCarthy for alleged communist ties. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Linda Emond
  • Director: Nora Ephron
  • Genres: Drama

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by kimsklutter

My husband and I both loved it. A movie we normally wouldn' t choose to see. It was a refreshing change....

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Even if you don't give a shiitake mushroom about food, there's much to savor in this lively comedy with dramatic aftertastes. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

It hooks you up, happily, to your inner top chef. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Wesley Morris

This is blissful moviemaking. Much of the pleasure we have in watching it comes from seeing Tucci and, obviously, Streep connect. Read full review

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Chicago Tribune
| Michael Phillips

One can’t help but wonder if Ephron would’ve been better off focusing exclusively on Child: She’s simply more interesting screen company. Read full review

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Amy Adams as Julie Powell in "Julie & Julia."