Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 32 nominations total
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTo prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, then worked at a British publishing company for a month. Using an alias and a posh accent, she was apparently not recognized. She also kept a framed picture of her then-boyfriend Jim Carrey on her desk. Her co-workers found the photo odd, but never mentioned it for fear of embarrassing her.
- Goofs(at around 1h 29 mins) Bridget's flat is in Borough, but when Mark leaves it to buy her a new diary, he walks around the corner to the Royal Exchange, which is several miles away on the other side of the Thames.
- Quotes
Bridget: Wait a minute... nice boys don't kiss like that.
Mark Darcy: Oh, yes, they fucking do.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, we see footage of a home movie taken during a birthday party, which also happens to be the birthday party that both Bridget and Mark are at that is referred to several times during the movie.
- Alternate versionsThe songs that play over the second half of the end credits are different. In the UK the first Robbie Williams song is followed by Dina Carroll singing "Someone Like You", and then Williams again, singing "Not Of This Earth". The US version replaces Carroll with Shelby Lynne singing "Killin' Kind", then concludes with the same Williams track.
- SoundtracksMagic Moments
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of RCA Records/BMG Entertainment
Featured review
One of the most charming romantic comedies in a while
Bridget Jones's Diary actually gave some laughs, and for that alone gives this film reccomendation, since so few romantic comedies now adays (outside of the classic Woody Allen flick) deliver laughs WITH corny plot twists.
Renee Zellwegger is as charming as she was in Jerry Maguire and Nurse Betty (though Nurse Betty has her best work) as a British woman who has some low self esteem about herself- she drinks, smokes, and eats too much, and has trouble staying away from bad boyfriends. In the movie, it focuses on her relationships with Colin Firfth, a honest British lawyer, and Hugh Grant who is a coniving yet charming scoundrel.
Some of the movie might be a tad too over-conventional for some tastes (at times it was for me), but the film delivers enough surprises and good feelings (lame for me to say that isn't it) that it should make for a good date movie that the guy might not hate with all his being. A-
Renee Zellwegger is as charming as she was in Jerry Maguire and Nurse Betty (though Nurse Betty has her best work) as a British woman who has some low self esteem about herself- she drinks, smokes, and eats too much, and has trouble staying away from bad boyfriends. In the movie, it focuses on her relationships with Colin Firfth, a honest British lawyer, and Hugh Grant who is a coniving yet charming scoundrel.
Some of the movie might be a tad too over-conventional for some tastes (at times it was for me), but the film delivers enough surprises and good feelings (lame for me to say that isn't it) that it should make for a good date movie that the guy might not hate with all his being. A-
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Nhật Ký Tiểu Thư Jones
- Filming locations
- Bedale Street, Southwark, London, England, UK(Bridget's home)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $71,543,427
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,733,933
- Apr 15, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $334,273,059
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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