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Bicentennial Man (1999) Review – A Two-Century Journey Through Existence and the Heart

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  An emotional illustration inspired by Bicentennial Man — a quiet moment where humanity and artificial life touch through warmth, memory, and light. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Bicentennial Man Director Chris Columbus Release December 17, 1999 (USA) Runtime 132 minutes Genre Science Fiction, Drama, Romance Screenplay Nicholas Kazan (based on works by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg) Studio Touchstone Pictures, Columbia Pictures Music James Horner Box Office $87.4 million worldwide ($100 million budget) Rating 6.9/10 (IMDb), 37% (Rotten Tomatoes) 📖 Plot Summary In 2005, the Martin family purchases an NDR-114 robot named Andrew to perform household chores. But Andrew is different. He displays curiosity, creativity, and something unexpected—the capacity to feel. When "Little Miss" Amanda Martin asks him to carve a wooden horse, Andrew doesn't simply execute the task—he creates art. Recognizing Andrew's uniqueness, family patriarch Richard Martin e...

Notting Hill (1999) Review – A Quiet Place to Sit for a While

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  A quiet moment outside a bookshop — where nothing dramatic happens, and that’s exactly why it feels comforting. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Notting Hill Director Roger Michell Release May 21, 1999 (UK); May 28, 1999 (USA) Runtime 124 minutes Genre Romantic Comedy, Drama Screenplay Richard Curtis Studio Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Music Trevor Jones Box Office $363.9 million worldwide ($42 million budget) Rating 7.2/10 (IMDb), 84% (Rotten Tomatoes) 📖 Plot Summary William Thacker owns a modest travel bookshop on Portobello Road in London's Notting Hill district. His life is unremarkable—steady, predictable, quietly comfortable. Then one afternoon, Anna Scott, the world's most famous actress, walks into his shop to buy a book. A chance encounter follows: William accidentally spills orange juice on Anna, offers his nearby apartment for her to change, and receives an unexpected kiss. What b...