The Notebook

The Notebook

Behind every great love is a great story.

Directed by Nick Cassavetes

Produced by New Line Cinema, Avery Pix

2004123 min7.9 / 10

A deeply romantic, melancholic meditation on enduring love across time and loss, told through the intimate act of one person reading their shared story to someone slipping away.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is The Notebook sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Notebook easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Notebook one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 87% of films.

  • Is The Notebook scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Notebook end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Notebook violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

92/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity89

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise93

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love95

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

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Like The Notebook

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Notebook

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Notebook, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Notebook, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Notebook, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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