The Rewrite

A comedy about getting on the same page.

A once-successful award-winning Hollywood screenwriter gets divorced, and, after a string of unsuccessful films, finds himself with nothing but bad debts and blank pages. So when his agent arranges a job as guest screenwriting professor at a remote university in upstate New York, he takes it out of desperation. Initially hoping to give minimal effort to actual teaching so he can focus on his next script, he unexpectedly finds himself becoming invested in his students lives, including a single mom looking to start her own new chapter.

106 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Drug abuse).
Comedy, Romance.

You remind me of Anna Scott...

Credits

Cast	Hugh Grant, Marisa Tomei, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney, Chris Elliot, Bella Heathcote
Director	Marc Lawrence
Screenplay	Marc Lawrence
Music	Clyde Lawrence
Cinematography	Jonathan Brown
Editing	Ken Eluto
Sound formats	Dolby Digital
Made in	2014
Produced by	Castle Rock Entertainment

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Comedy, romance
Language	Mild to moderate, infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Low, infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
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CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 14 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Love doesn't always follow the script...	5
Die Burger Rozanne Els Stamelende lafaard.	5
Metacritic.com 17 critics	10
Rottentomatoes critics 56 critics	11
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Rewrite's unremarkable plot is enlivened considerably by its likable cast, adding up to a comedy that coasts capably on the charms of Hugh Grant and his co-stars.	13
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	11
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Lighthearted, likable romcom has sexual themes, profanity.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 6 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 4020 users	10
Internet 5219 Netizens Not developed enough	12
Average .. 51%	10