The Notebook
Behind every great love is a great story.
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's.From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
- Director
- Nick Cassavetes
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $116M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Notebook actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Notebook appears in 3 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Romance Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Romance Movies Ranked #20
Placed at #20 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #148
Placed at #148 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Notebook returned 4.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $29M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $116M
- Release date
- Jun 25, 2004
- Runtime
- 2h 3m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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