[An] unfailingly lovely fairy tale.
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04/01/08
Roman Holiday (1953)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:40
Rotten:1
Average Rating:8.2/10
Consensus: With Audrey Hepburn luminous in her American debut, Roman Holiday is as funny as it is beautiful, and sets the standard for the modern romantic comedy.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: This classic romantic comedy introduced Audrey Hepburn to audiences as a modern-day princess. Stifled by her royal entourage on a trip to Rome, Hepburn's Princess Ann escapes to explore the Italian... [More]
Starring: Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Tullio Carminati
Director: William Wyler
Reviews for Roman Holiday
Top CriticThe mix of silly comedy and innocent love turns the viewer into a willing tourist.
04/17/01
Top CriticTimeless, exuberant classic, with Hepburn's naïve sense of fun and perfectly charming performance matched equally by Peck's lauche and charismatic worldy American.
03/30/03
Top CriticThe movie remains a great tonic.
06/24/06
Top CriticNo review available.
01/23/04
Wyler lays out all the elements with care and precision, but the romantic comedy never comes together -- it's charm by computer.
08/13/07
The newcomer named Audrey Hepburn gives the popular old romantic nonsense a reality it has seldom had before.
02/02/09
Top CriticDelicious and delectable Audrey's Oscar-winning American debut. But not such a difficult feat with William Wyler backing you up.
08/13/07
Top CriticMr. Wyler and his associates have fashioned a natural, tender, and amusing yarn about the heiress to the throne of a mythical kingdom who is sick unto death of an unending schedule of speeches, greetings, and interviews attendant on her goodwill tour...
05/20/03
Top CriticA stunning film debut by Audrey Hepburn, charming, gaminlike, a delight.
08/13/02
No review available.
10/31/02
A lovely little romance, full of fun and playfulness, stellar performances (Hepburn won an Oscar and Albert was nominated), and all set against the beauty of Rome
11/16/02
No review available.
11/01/05
The Roman travelogue is pleasant enough, and Audrey Hepburn is positively peerless.
02/14/04
A delicious romantic-comedy.
01/29/06
Wyler's direction is heavyhanded (imagine what Lubitsch or Capra would have done with the romantic tale), but the actors (Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert) are charming and on-location shoot in Rome is major benefit even if the film is b/w.
02/16/07
Paramount restored Roman Holiday for its release on DVD, and the result is crisp and glorious.
12/20/02
For lovers of romantic comedies through the ages, Roman Holiday remains a favorite.
04/01/08
The final moments of Roman Holiday are among the most moving and memorable of any romantic comedy I can think of
12/16/02
Roman Holiday is [Audrey Hepburn's] perfect picture.
01/01/00
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