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Julie & Julia (2009)

Comedy Drama
Rated PG-13
123 min.
Release Date
August 7, 2009
DVD Release Date
December 8, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Nora Ephron
Writer
Nora Ephron
Cast
Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, Jane Lynch, Dave Annable, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Running Time
123 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality

Based on Julie Powell's book "Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen." Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that's going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She... Full synopsis »

MOVIE REVIEW

Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, who last year both earned Oscar nominations for their work in Doubt, team up once again in Julie & Julia, a real-life cooking comedy. Though the two accomplished actresses both have leading roles, neither have a single minute of shared screen time. Despite the potential to be fragmented, director Nora Ephron does it again, providing audiences with a fun and enjoyable story that works more often than it doesn't. Full movie review »
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