New York City bibliophile Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) writes to the London bookshop Marks & Co in search of some titles she has not been able to turn up locally, beginning their two-decade romance via correspondence.
26 December 1921, Fairhill, England, UK
July 1, 1963 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
4 January 1909, Manchester, England, UK
28 February 1948, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
November 29, 1918 in London, England, UK
1954, UK
9 December 1934, York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
24 February 1929, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1928, Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
14 February 1955, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1942, UK
21 November 1931, New York City, New York, USA
17 September 1931, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
2 August 1964, UK
31 August 1935
23 December 1909, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
4 December 1954, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
25 August 1939, Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
2 October 1950, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
August 14, 2002
By a miracle of writing, acting and direction, what could have been a deadly moviegoing experience is turned into something very like pure gold.
January 01, 2000
84 Charing Cross Road is a movie made for people who love London and books. The only problem is that the heroine doesn't get to London until it's too late, and nobody ever seems to read in this movie.
February 10, 2007
This wonderful little gem is something of a critic-proof cult item in my house.
January 26, 2006
The film has nothing to do with easy nostalgia; it's about real, credible people, and as such finally becomes very moving.
March 26, 2003
A staid, static movie that wins us over with its outstanding performances and its love of books.
July 25, 2002
Hopkins and Dench are wonderful together.
May 20, 2003
The result of this high-powered collaboration is a movie of such unrelieved genteelness that it makes one long to head for Schrafft's for a double-gin martini, straight up, and a stack of cinnamon toast from which the crusts have been removed.
September 01, 2002
Vividly conveys the magical ways that friendship can open up new worlds of experience and meaning.
