Julie & Julia (2009)

Comedy Drama

Based on Julie Powell's book "Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen." Julie Powell recounts how she conquered every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking and saved her soul. Julie Powell is 30-years-old, living in a rundown apartment in Queens and working at a soul-sucking secretarial job that's going nowhere. She needs something to break the monotony of her life, and she invents a deranged assignment. She... Full synopsis »

Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, who last year both earned Oscar nominations for their work in Doubt, team up once again in Julie & Julia, a real-life cooking comedy. Though the two accomplished actresses both have leading roles, neither have a single minute of shared screen time. Despite the potential to be fragmented, director Nora Ephron does it again, providing audiences with a fun and enjoyable story that works more often than it doesn't. Full movie review »

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