If you loved Notting Hill, try Venus

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Venus has roughly 42.4× fewer votes than Notting Hill — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Notting Hill

1999 · dir. Roger Michell

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Venus

2006 · dir. Roger Michell

What they share

Both films are directed by Roger Michell, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Comedy / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Notting Hill, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Venus is

Here's a movie hoping to prove that love (or something like it) is ageless. A lecherous old actor becomes infatuated with his friend's surly niece. They both learn something, though whether it's profound is up for debate.

If you loved Notting Hill, try Venus

Notting Hill

Venus

What they share

What Venus is

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