Love Actually Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

Love Actually

Release Date: Friday, November 7, 2003

Director: Richard Curtis

Starring: Hugh Grant • Rowan Atkinson • Colin Firth • Laura Linney • Liam Neeson

R Comedy N/A

2.83 / 5.0

36% WILL SEE 64% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in contemporary London in the weeks before Christmas, "Love Actually" tells one story which weaves together a spectacular number of love stories-sometimes romantic, sometimes sad, sometimes stupid-all funny in their own way. Everywhere you look, love is causing chaos. From the new bachelor Prime Minister who falls in love 30 seconds after entering Downing Street to a loser sandwich delivery guy who doesn't have a hope with the girls in the UK, so heads for Wisconsin; from a jilted writer who escapes to the south of France to nurse his broken heart to an aging rock star trying to make a comeback at any price; from a bride having problems with her husband's best man to a married woman having trouble with her husband; from a schoolboy with a crush on the prettiest girl in the school to his architect step-father with a crush on Claudia Schiffer. These London lives and loves collide, mingle and finally climax on Christmas Eve-again and again and again-with romantic, poignant and funny consequences for all.

Comedy Romance

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Who stars in Love Actually – Cast List

Hugh Grant
Wonka, Sense and Sensibility (30th Anniversary)
Rowan Atkinson
Wonka, Johnny English Strikes Again
Colin Firth
Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg 2026 Project
Laura Linney
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Suncoast
Liam Neeson
Cold Storage, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank
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Alan Rickman
Alice Through the Looking Glass, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Emma Thompson
The Sheep Detectives, Dead of Winter
Martin Freeman
Miller’s Girl , The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
January Jones
Pirate Radio, X-Men: First Class
Keira Knightley
The Woman in Cabin 10, Collateral Beauty
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Andrew Lincoln
Penguin Bloom, The Walking Dead: Rick Grimes Movie 1
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Martine McCutcheon

Who is making Love Actually – Crew List

A look at Love Actually behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Richard Curtis last helmed About Time and Pirate Radio. The film's writer Richard Curtis last penned That Christmas and Genie.

Director: Richard Curtis
Screenwriter: Richard Curtis
Producers: Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Duncan Kenworthy

Studio: Universal Pictures
Production Companies: —

Production – What we know about the Love Actually

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2004

Completed

Changed Love Actually movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for sexuality, nudity, and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Love Actually Release Date: When was the film released?

Love Actually was released in on Friday, November 7 , 2003. There were five other movies released on the same date, including Elf, Elephant and Love Forbidden.