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Monte Carlo is a 2011 American family film directed by Thomas Bezucha, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maria Maggenti. The cast includes Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, Katie Cassidy, and Cory Monteith. Nicole Kidman, Denise Di Novi, and Arnon Milchan served as producers. The film was produced by 20th Century Studios, Regency Enterprises, and RatPac-Dune Entertainment, and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix.
The narrative is set in Paris and Monte Carlo, while filming took place in Monaco, Paris, and Budapest. Michael Giacchino composed the music, and Jeffrey Ford edited the film. It has a runtime of 109 minutes and is presented in English. The movie is based on a work by John King and Jules Bass.
Critical reception varied, with an IMDb rating of 5.8 based on 52,462 votes and a Metascore of 43. Other review scores include 4.8/10, 41%, and 43/100. The film received a PG rating and earned 6 nominations. Its budget was 20,000,000, and it generated 39,800,000 in revenue.
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6.8Three young women vacationing in Paris find themselves whisked away to Monte Carlo after one of the girls is mistaken for a British heiress.
Cast
- Selena Gomez as Grace / Cordelia Winthrop Scott
- Katie Cassidy as Emma
- Leighton Meester as Meg
- Cory Monteith as Owen
- Andie MacDowell as Pam
- Brett Cullen as Robert
Themes
- monte carlo
- mistaken identity
- look-alike
- young woman
- texan
- american abroad
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Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
52,058 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Metacritic
43/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Thomas Bezucha
- Screenplay by
- Thomas Bezucha, April Blair , Maria Maggenti
- Story by
- Kelly Bowe
- Based on
- Headhunters , by Jules Bass
- Produced by
- Denise Di Novi , Alison Greenspan , Nicole Kidman , Arnon Milchan
- Starring
- Selena Gomez Leighton Meester Katie Cassidy Cory Monteith Andie MacDowell
- Cinematography
- Jonathan Brown
- Edited by
- Jeffrey Ford
- Music by
- Michael Giacchino
- Production companies
- Fox 2000 Pictures , Regency Enterprises , Di Novi Pictures , Dune Entertainment , Blossom Films
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- July 1, 2011 ( 2011-07-01 )
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $39.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Thomas Bezucha
- Screenwriter
- Thomas Bezucha
- Cast member
- Attila Árpa
- Composer
- Michael Giacchino
- Producer
- Arnon Milchan
- Narrative location
- Monte Carlo
- Filming location
- Monaco
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 241291
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 2011-08-04
- title
- Monte Carlo
- film editor
- Jeffrey Ford
- after a work by
- Jules Bass
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 43/100
- Commons category
- Monte Carlo (2011 film)
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Encyclopedic overview
Monte Carlo is a 2011 American adventure-romantic comedy film based on the 2001 novel Headhunters by Rankin/Bass co-founder Jules Bass. It was directed by Thomas Bezucha. Denise Di Novi, Alison Greenspan, Nicole Kidman, and Arnon Milchan produced the film for Fox 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises. It began production in Harghita, Romania on May 5, 2010. Monte Carlo stars Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy as three friends posing as wealthy socialites in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The film was released on July 1, 2011. It features the song "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & the Scene (whose album When the Sun Goes Down which included the song, was released 3 days before the film's release) and numerous songs by British singer Mika. Monte Carlo received mixed reviews from critics, but earned $39.7 million on a $20 million budget. Fox Home Entertainment released Monte Carlo on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on October 18, 2011.
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