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Parental disapproval of two teenage lovers (Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt) causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Is Brooke Shields truly obsession worthy? And can she carry, commercially, another movie about another kind of obsession? The answer is no.

Feb 12, 2014

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Variety Staff

Variety

A Cotton-candy rendition of Scott Spencer's powerful novel, Endless Love is a manipulative tale of a doomed romance which careens repeatedly between the credible and the ridiculous.

Jul 26, 2007

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Time Out

As excruciating as the Diana Ross/Lionel Richie title tune.

Jan 26, 2006

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Kenneth Turan

New West/California

Endless Love never lets you forget what the book's sophisticated language lets you ignore: that our protagonists are a pair of shallow, spoiled teenagers.

Nov 3, 2021

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

The story is incoherent and wildly gratuitous. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 21, 2019

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Courtney Enlow

Pajiba

The original Endless Love is so bonkers it scored "Next Level" on the Mantzoukas scale and immediately won a place in my heart alongside Mariah Carey's epic, Gliter.

Dec 3, 2018

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Victor T By today's standards, this movie has aged very well. The cinematography and performances are exceptional. I think it's been underrated and panned unjustly. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/23 Full Review Mon B You had to be there when it came out- you will love it if you grew up with Brooke Shields- she was our beautiful friend on magazine covers- so gorgeous you could't hate her, especially since she was so darn sweet to everyone.But the movie- yeah, it's nuts-problematic, makes no sense. The parents forbid the couple to see each other for 30 days- so, they don't talk at school! That's nuts- of course they would. After years go by, the girls' father coincedentally runs in to our young man....walking in New York City. Go figure. And the boy wears the same shirt throughout the movie- no matter how many years go by- c'mon wardrobe, you can get him another outfit. But I still love it- because it's Brooke, and James Spader, and I love seeing Tom Cruise in his first appearance. Silly, funny, weird, and the best love song ever. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review shelly l I had never seen this movie so when I saw it on Netflix I decided to give it a chance. This movie was so cringey. Brooke Shields has a very weird thing going on with the actor that played her Dad. In one scene she's sitting on his lap and he kisses her close to her mouth and it was just creepy. Then her Mom acts so weird and inappropriate with her daughter's boyfriend. I seriously think a pedo directed this film. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Brooke Shields deserved so much better than this movie. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Otvio F Endless Love has a fascinating soundtrack, but unfortunately the film is dragadissimo, it doesn't convince history, performances, anything. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 04/09/21 Full Review Audience Member Um filme muito bom para as limitações da época Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Franco Zeffirelli Director Brooke Shields Jade Butterfield Martin Hewitt David Axelrod Don Murray Hugh Butterfield Shirley Knight Ann Butterfield Richard Kiley Arthur Axelrod

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Synopsis Parental disapproval of two teenage lovers (Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt) causes a confusion of arson, death and insanity.

Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Producer: Dyson Lovell
Screenwriter: Judith Rascoe
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 9, 2016
Runtime: 1h 55m