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Very Long Engagement, A (2004)

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All Time

of 190,142

363

2000's

of 34,011

89

2004

of 10,037

13
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  208
  
  Drama of 2004
  
  of 1,565
  
  8
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  51
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  22
  
  Mystery of 2004
  
  of 116
  
  1
  
  Mystery of the 2000's
  
  of 716
  
  3
Romance
- Romance All Time
  
  of 6,887
  
  49
  
  Romance of 2004
  
  of 217
  
  3
  
  Romance of the 2000's
  
  of 1,733
  
  7
War
- War All Time
  
  of 2,149
  
  31
  
  War of 2004
  
  of 30
  
  1
  
  War of the 2000's
  
  of 302
  
  7

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Very Long Engagement, A (2004) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1843

Avg Critic Score:3.1670

Very Long Engagement, A (2004) Movie Reviews

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Jeanne-Pierre Jeunet, il regista de Il favoloso mondo di Amélie, ha scelto di condividere il sogno che coltivava da più di dieci anni con gran parte degli originari “compagni di viaggio”, a partire dalla protagonista Audrey Tautou e dall’autore...read the complete Very Long Engagement, A (2004) review at Off-screen

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