Amelie

2001 • 121 minutes

About this movie

Nominated for 5 Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay, this magical comedy met overwhelming acclaim nationwide. A painfully shy waitress working at a tiny Paris café, Amelie makes a surprising discovery and sees her life drastically changed for the better! From then on, Amelie dedicates herself to helping others find happiness...in the most delightfully unexpected ways! But will she have the courage to do for herself what she has done for others?

Ratings and reviews

If you understand the concept of filmmaking, then you will enjoy this film. This is not for action freaks, you really have to look deeper. The story is well written, and photography is top tier. The staging is amazing, and its got great movement. Music was well integrated, and special effects as well. Worth the time in my book.

Lifted me out of wks of increasing depression. Shows openness of senses & imagination in observing & acting in the world after a childhood of being oversheltered, acts of kindness & retribution, how interesting seemingly trivial info about persons and objects can be when framed differently or related to ea other, how a person can get around shyness to enhance social life--all of that & more in a beautiful & fun experience that'll make you smile, if you're not too distracted to absorb the details.

I watched this movie for the first time while flying to go camping at Yosemite National Park. This movie is subtitled so if you don't like those kind of films then don't buy. However, if you are interested in a truly awesome cinematic experience then watch this film. My favorite aspect of the movie is the very descriptive dialogue from the narrator. Also, the characters are unique and interesting. This movie is not your normal film and it shows you a world in a very interesting way from the point of view of Amélie. For those with kids, I do not recommend this movie to be watched with your children because there are a few sex scenes in the film (Hence the rated R). I wish the Play Store allowed us to own it instead of renting but hopefully that will come in time.