Fresh
Love Story is an excellent film.
Variety Staff, Variety
Love Story
Love means never having to say you’re sorry.
1970 · 1h 40m · PG
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Arthur Hiller
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Love Story
Overview
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.
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68%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Dated before it was made.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The only really depressing thing about Love Story is the thought of all of the terrible imitations that will inevitably follow it.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
Hiller earns our emotional response because of the way he's directed the movie.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Ryan O'Neal gives the character of the neon scion a warmth and vulnerability entirely missing from the bestseller.
TIME Magazine
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