The Notebook

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Country: US
Genre: Romance/Dating, Drama
Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, Gran Via Productions
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Overview

An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths.

Cast

72
Rachel McAdams — Allie Hamilton
Rachel McAdams
Allie Hamilton
Ryan Gosling — Noah Calhoun
Ryan Gosling
Noah Calhoun
Gena Rowlands — Older Allie
Gena Rowlands
Older Allie
James Garner — Duke
James Garner
Duke
Sam Shepard — Frank Calhoun
Sam Shepard
Frank Calhoun
Joan Allen — Anne Hamilton
Joan Allen
Anne Hamilton
James Marsden — Lon Hammond
James Marsden
Lon Hammond
Kevin Connolly — Fin
Kevin Connolly
Fin
David Thornton — John Hamilton
David Thornton
John Hamilton
Starletta DuPois — Nurse Esther
Starletta DuPois
Nurse Esther
EG
Ed Grady
Harry
Jennifer Echols — Nurse Selma
Jennifer Echols
Nurse Selma
Heather Wahlquist — Sara Tuffington
Heather Wahlquist
Sara Tuffington
Jonathan Parks Jordan — Seabrook Boy
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Seabrook Boy
Cullen Moss — Bodee
Cullen Moss
Bodee
Thunderbird Dinwiddie — Veronica
Thunderbird Dinwiddie
Veronica
JM
James Middleton
Aaron
PR
Peter Rosenfeld
Professor
Obba Babatundé — Band Leader
Obba Babatundé
Band Leader
Chuck Pacheco — Bus Driver
Chuck Pacheco
Bus Driver
TL
Todd Lewis
Reporter
Mark Johnson — Photographer
Mark Johnson
Photographer
Robert Fraisse — Buyer #1
Robert Fraisse
Buyer #1
Barbara Weetman — Buyer #2
Barbara Weetman
Buyer #2
Jamie Anne Allman — Martha Shaw
Jamie Anne Allman
Martha Shaw
Deborah Hobart — Aunt Kitty
Deborah Hobart
Aunt Kitty
Sylvia Jefferies — Rosemary
Sylvia Jefferies
Rosemary
MG
Mark Garner
Lon's Employee
SR
Scott Ritenour
Lon's Employee
MB
Milton Buras
Lon's Employee
Elizabeth Bond — Lon's Secretary
Elizabeth Bond
Lon's Secretary
Matthew Barry — Dr. Barnwell
Matthew Barry
Dr. Barnwell
Nancy De Mayo — Mary Allen
Nancy De Mayo
Mary Allen
DA
David Abrams
Recruit (uncredited)
TE
Taylor Engel
Guy in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Paul Johansson — Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)
Paul Johansson
Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)
BW
Bruce Williamson
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Rebecca Koon — Aunt Georgia
Rebecca Koon
Aunt Georgia
BF
Bob Forrest
Man Having Dinner in Retirement Home (uncredited)
RA
Renée Amber
Nurse at Counter
Meredith O'Brien — Mrs. Tuffington
Meredith O'Brien
Mrs. Tuffington
GK
Geoffrey Knight
Barker
Andrew Schaff — Matthew Jamison III
Andrew Schaff
Matthew Jamison III
TI
Tim Ivey
Rower
AQT
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas
Nurse Keith
MS
Matt Shelly
Seabrook Boy
Michael D. Fuller — Seabrook Boy
Michael D. Fuller
Seabrook Boy
Leslea Fisher — Seabrook Girl
Leslea Fisher
Seabrook Girl
JK
Jude Kitchens
Tommy the Ferris Wheel Operator
TO
Tim O'Brien
Mr. Tuffington
PL
Pat Leonard
Lieutenant Davis
KL
Kweli Leapart
Willa
FB
Frederick Bingham
Postman
DC
Daniel Czekalski
Recruitment Officer
BDC
Bradley D. Capshaw
Injured Soldier
JSD
James Scott Deaton
Injured Soldier
EK
Eve Kagan
Sarah Lawrence Girl
SW
Stephanie Wheeler
Sarah Lawrence Girl
EG
Erin Guzowski
Sarah Lawrence Girl
JC
John Cundari
Maitre D'
HR
Hugh Robertson
Pastor
RW
Robert Washington
Elgin
DC
Daniel Chamblin
Buyer #3
SA
Sasha Azevedo
Wife of Buyer #3
RI
Robert Ivey
Dressmaker
Sandra Elise Williams — Aunt Jeanette
Sandra Elise Williams
Aunt Jeanette
SMT
Sherril M. Turner
Linda Jean
MZ
Meredith Zealy
Maggie
JKL
Julianne Keller Lewis
Davanee
MWE
Madison Wayne Ellis
Noah, Jr.
RN
Riley Novak
Edmond
RB
Ronald Betts
Male Nurse
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News

From bitchy schoolgirl to boxer's wife: 7 striking roles of Rachel McAdams
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Canadian actress Rachel McAdams turns 45 years old on November 17. We have collected the top 7 movies with her participation. The selection includes the best works according to IMDb rating.

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51
eviltea
eviltea
11 Sep 2022, 12:50 #
After that movie, I realized that I would no longer watch melodramas. 🥲
Fenyks
Fenyks
05 Oct 2022, 13:39 #
Very touching
et_zhannet
et_zhannet
28 Oct 2022, 12:05 #
The first strong film for me, in terms of emotion. I was just starting a melodrama. She roared like the last one ...
id133774222
id133774222
PRO
17 Nov 2022, 08:19 #
Why are they so cool, these melodramas🥹
negodyauka
negodyauka
23 Nov 2022, 01:47 #
Love
anjkawa
anjkawa
PRO
26 Nov 2022, 21:45 #
The most powerful combo: your favorite movie, based on your favorite book by your favorite author, with your favorite actress - Rachel McAdams ❤
How many times I look at it, and every time I cry. Such a strong, touching love, really creating a miracle🥰
KatieSenorita
KatieSenorita
PRO
01 Dec 2022, 00:51 #
One of my all-time favorites
I watched it 7 times not so long ago

I like the atmosphere of every detail so much. The emotions depicted are very beautiful.
rina_stay
rina_stay
12 Dec 2022, 15:04 #
The film is good, if you do not perceive it as a film adaptation. The book is much better. But I often watch the movie because Rachel McAdams is just charming here.
DanechkaK
DanechkaK
03 Feb 2023, 20:57 #
One of the most emotional films I've watched... The love story of Noah and Ellie from their first meeting to their death.. Very touching moments.. The film is in one go.. I've been watching this movie for a very long time, 6-7 years ago, and I'm reviewing it for the first time.. The film stuck in my memory very much, a wonderful film with a wonderful plot and actors..❤
Vse_zrya
Vse_zrya
PRO
06 May 2023, 06:32 #
That's a powerful movie)
Flerogay
Flerogay
17 Jul 2023, 22:00 #
Insanely touching movie, roaring
manegevorgian
manegevorgian
24 Aug 2023, 01:29 #
Грустно(
Nataffka
Nataffka
04 Jan 2024, 22:07 #
Not bad
This is the best movie I've ever seen.
lantan_kois
lantan_kois
PRO
04 Feb 2024, 01:00 #
I've been crying for an hour and a half and I'm still crying now. such a beautiful game, beautiful actors, a touching story.. I'm just crying and admiring 💔
ZRaoulDuke
ZRaoulDuke
06 Feb 2024, 10:36 #
Favorite tearjerker with your favorite actress 💖
anastval
anastval
PRO
05 Apr 2024, 02:39 #
It's a cool movie, you should have watched it first, and then read the book)))), and not in reverse order
amster_dam
amster_dam
30 Jun 2024, 23:10 #
A very cool movie
MioMiu
MioMiu
PRO
15 Jul 2024, 22:18 #
I'm sitting, crying..
Ourus
Ourus
10 Aug 2024, 00:13 #
I'm probably not expressing a very popular opinion, but I didn't like it at all. Maybe because the memories are from a slightly different perspective. For me, these are two people who could not survive their first love, poisoning their lives and those around them. And if Noah is at least firm in his position, although it is clear that this position is not very adequate, but he initially tells Martha that they will not have a relationship. Then Ellie is generally terrible and loves that and that, it's good that at least she confessed to cheating right away. The only one I feel sorry for in this situation is Lona, his story is much more tragic: When he was about to die, he met a nurse he fell in love with, lived with her for several years, believed that this was the love of his life, wanted to get married, but she cheated on him and went to a poor man with whom she hung out for 2 months, 7 years Back up
meow_kate
meow_kate
29 Aug 2024, 23:28 #
For some reason you forget that Ellie was led by her parents, specifically by her mother, a la, look, you have to choose a richer man, otherwise it won't be cool. She put pressure on her, didn't take her opinion into account. WE know what's best for you, you don't understand anything about love at all) Of course, in this scenario, when your parents literally forbid you to communicate with the person you love and take you far away, there remains an understatement in this relationship, given that her mother hid all the letters that Noah wrote, they have no chance of meeting / clarifying the relationship
And then, after seeing his photo, she of course wanted to see him and find out everything, but the feelings flared up again and went as it went. Yes, I do not justify her act of treason, but this is after all just a movie, especially since Lon took this situation too adequately, saying that he could not forcibly keep her with him, he heard her desire, unlike her mother. Yes, you can say that a mother wants the best for her daughter, but this is Ellie's life and it's up to her to decide what's best for her)
Ourus
Ourus
30 Aug 2024, 22:14 #
@meow_kate: here, again, everything depends on the perspective of viewing and perception. In fact, what is her mother wrong about? At the beginning of the film, although it does not say how old they are, they are presumably 16-19. To regard a relationship at this age as something serious is stupid, and even more so the first relationship. At the same time, the fact that they do not even live there, but only came to relax for the summer, makes this relationship even more unprofitable. From the point of view of her parents, taking her away from there as early as possible, before there was more affection, was the best solution.

For me, love is something that arises during a long-term relationship, and here they, as I wrote above, hung out together for about two months, or maybe less, so it's extremely difficult to believe that for them it became the love of their lives, which tormented them all these years. And Ellie here looks like an infantile fool who goes with the flow, at least think about the fact that she never even had the idea to write to him herself or come there.
an_khv
an_khv
26 Nov 2024, 15:04 #
@Ourus: I support your every word. And on my own, I want to add that if she loved Noah, she would have remained faithful to him until the last (well, this is a melodrama, let's assume that she did not have to build her life further), and if she loved Lon, but she also had to be faithful to him, not change. It was disgusting to watch her cheating. Well, if she had even a drop of respect for her fiance, she would have acted honestly and would have said goodbye to him first, and only then would she have climbed into Noah's bed. She is unpleasant.
I was touched only by the moment when, in his old age, Noah sincerely cried, realizing that she did not remember him and was afraid:(
Svetvokne
Svetvokne
29 Jan 10:36 #
@an_khv: It's absurd to be faithful against the common sense of first love.😅🤣
the_miracle_is
the_miracle_is
12 Aug 2024, 22:55 #
I've lost count of how many times I've watched this movie. But every time I cry from this touching love story, it's like the first time
Aida_Gins
Aida_Gins
PRO
17 Aug 2024, 14:49 #
My most favorite movie❤️ Every time, like the first time
DeLectar
DeLectar
06 Jan 2025, 10:02 #
"I am a completely ordinary person and I have lived an ordinary life. They won't put up a monument to me, and my name will soon be forgotten... And yet I've known love, and that's enough for me..."
Nataffka
Nataffka
06 Jan 2025, 14:47 #
@DeLectar: красиво
vallerri
vallerri
19 Jan 2025, 14:14 #
The most beautiful movie about love
Sol13
Sol13
08 Mar 2025, 20:42 #
One of your favorite movies, you can watch endlessly ❤
guzinho
guzinho
25 Mar 2025, 22:17 #
A real movie, a life movie. There are morally ambiguous moments in the middle, depending on which side you look at, it's a pity for the widow and the groom of the main character, because they are also worthy people in their own right. It's a very difficult ending, to the point of a lump in the throat. Not everyone is lucky enough to find a partner with whom you will be like this, literally, until your last breath. I didn't quite understand why it was better at the boarding house than at home, well, maybe that medical care was more prompt. And so, again, a decent movie.
reginaboraeva
reginaboraeva
28 Mar 2025, 09:19 #
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Dagmurik
Dagmurik
11 Apr 2025, 12:34 #
THE BEST AOAOAAAAO
Furmаn
Furmаn
PRO
04 May 2025, 08:56 #
This movie looks like a fairy tale, but despite this, you doubt until the end that everything will end the way such a love story should end. However, it is precisely such beautiful stories that often end in tragedy.

It would seem that this is not the case, but is everything really that good? After all, their lives didn't end the way they would have liked. And it's a pity that a person can forget what they've experienced when that past is so touching and beautiful.
a1685459
a1685459
18 Jun 2025, 21:19 #
👍🏻👍🏻
Tikhonov91
Tikhonov91
PRO
20 Jun 2025, 19:43 #

— Do you think true love can create a miracle?
— Of course she can. Only a miracle brings you back to me.
"Do you think our love could take us both?"
— Nothing is impossible for our love.

Melodramas aren't exactly my genre, of course, but this movie catches my fancy in a special way and I review it every few years to suit my mood.🥲

there is a lot of romance, passion, love, life and pain that can be inflicted by loved ones..
you just get into the characters completely and experience these emotions. the film really touches the soul and turns everything out, touching on human themes.🥹

The film was shot very beautifully too. and the actors are good. McAdams - ❤

grashnevskaya
grashnevskaya
13 Jul 2025, 22:25 #
I don't understand the worldwide enthusiasm for this film.
goltzbmaria2
goltzbmaria2
17 Jul 2025, 15:31 #
I only got to see this movie today and I really regret that I didn't do it sooner! It's such a wonderful melodrama and movie that at the end I burst into tears from overwhelming emotions. Definitely one of the best movies I've watched lately. Very sunk into my heart!! 🥹❤️‍🩹
варенникс
варенникс
29 Jul 2025, 02:30 #
Revutsu
asiir
asiir
29 Jul 2025, 16:49 #
The best film
Poponinjr
Poponinjr
PRO
10 Aug 2025, 19:40 #
It seems to be another melodrama, but damn it, it works. The emotions are real, the picture is beautiful, Gosnling and McAdams really pull the whole movie. First love, drama, quarrels, suffering, rain, screams — everything is as it should be, but filmed in a human way, and not like in a cheap, snotty DIY.
Yes, there is a bit too much pathos in places, the dialogues sometimes cringe, but there is more sincerity than in half of the genre over the past twenty years. The ending is generally punchy, even if you're a flint, bitch.
4★ — for the emotion, the atmosphere and for the fact that this movie is not a shame to watch even for adults. Sometimes the soul asks for such a simple, honest and truly human movie.
fera12
fera12
13 Aug 2025, 01:00 #
What a great movie about true love. I always postponed watching this movie , it's a pity that I didn't watch it earlier (
I've watched a lot of melodramas and they're all of the same type , but this movie stayed in my heart ♥️
dashak_17
dashak_17
31 Aug 2025, 20:34 #
The most beautiful romantic movie
dashak_17
dashak_17
15 Sep 2025, 22:13 #
It's a very beautiful movie
DryRedWine
DryRedWine
01 Oct 2025, 21:15 #
Love in the name of everything, love in spite of everything!
A touching and extraordinary love story of a lifetime
m_ray47
m_ray47
11 Nov 2025, 12:36 #
A movie about incredible love
LKorrektor63343
LKorrektor63343
17 Nov 2025, 11:11 #
Wow, I watched it. And I forgot about him completely. It's not a bad movie.
diannnkk
diannnkk
17 Jan 13:25 #
Sobbing at the end 🙂↕️
HACKER777
HACKER777
PRO
23 Jan 14:15 #
Noah was asked to save all the animals and each creature in pairs, but he thought only of himself😂
babybrazzzzz
babybrazzzzz
02 Apr 12:06 #
It's an amazing movie, I hate it.
Anihilari
Anihilari
09 Apr 00:11 #
After watching this movie, I believed that true love exists.
I advise everyone to definitely watch this movie.
Men should be just like that!
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