Runaway Bride (1999)

PG07/30/1999Comedy, Romance1h 56m
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Catch her if you can.

Overview

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.

Top Billed Cast

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    Julia Roberts

    Maggie Carpenter

  2. Cast 1

    Richard Gere

    Ike Graham

  3. Cast 1

    Joan Cusack

    Peggy Flemming

  4. Cast 1

    Héctor Elizondo

    Fisher

  5. Cast 1

    Rita Wilson

    Ellie Graham

  6. Cast 1

    Paul Dooley

    Walter Carpenter

  7. Cast 1

    Christopher Meloni

    Coach Bob Kelly

  8. Cast 1

    Donal Logue

    Priest Brian Norris

  9. Cast 1

    Reg Rogers

    George Swilling

**A pretty decent movie, which bets everything on average and family comedy.** As I've had occasion to say in other reviews I've written, I'm not particularly fond of romantic comedies, although I believe I can appreciate quality and value when they're there. During the pandemic, when we were all shut up at home against our will (I handled it well, but I had friends on the verge of a nervous breakdown), a friend of mine spoke to me about this film and said he didn't like it at all, because it gave viewers a negative message, trivializing the act of leaving someone at the altar. At the time,...