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British director Tony Richardson takes on John Irving's picaresque black comedy about an eccentric and unusually peripatetic family in a film starring Rob Lowe as John Berry, the family's oldest son. John's father, Win (Beau Bridges), is obsessed with hotels, so he buys a run-down seminary in New England, transforming it into .. Read more

Starring	Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Nastassja Kinski, Rob Lowe
Director	Tony Richardson
Genres	Drama

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- A parable of life in the manner of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, and sometimes even more obscure, but generally quite entertaining along the way.
- 30717
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  Uninspired adaptation ........
  
  If you havn't already read the book then don't get this film out. You need to have read the book. It is an excellent book but one which doesn't lend... read more »
  
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 16:29
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  Hotel New Hampshire
  
  Disk was faulty after the fourth chapter it froze.
  
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- - stulaine
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  - Dartmouth
  - 19 May 2009 at 19:31
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  A miracle in miniature
  
  Somehow this big rambling book has been fitted into a standard length movie and retains a great deal of John Irving's humour, charm and eccentricity. Good ... read more »
  
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  - Ceredigion, UK
  - 20 Apr 2009 at 19:16
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  Deservedly obscure
  
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  John Irving manages the swift transitions between tragedy and comedy in his books by maintaining an even, measured prose. You might have expected director Tony... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 04 Feb 2009 at 20:30
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  Gradual Students
  
  This movie misses the point of John Irving SO much less that the Robin Williams movie of Garp. It evokes huge tranches of the surficial Irving metier - Bears, ... read more »
  
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- - Moz
  - Shermer, Illinois
  - 02 May 2007 at 01:27
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  Brilliant
  
  I loved it and surprizingly my husband did too (he is normally into horror and action films) THNH was weird, wacky, completely mad, funny and sad. I have not ... read more »
  
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  - aldershot
  - 04 Feb 2007 at 01:40
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  Dire
  
  Have not read the book so can only judge story by film adaptation which is dire. Only lasted an hour and then had to switch it off. Bridges is miscast - looks... read more »
  
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  - Surrey
  - 15 Dec 2006 at 16:55
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  The Hotel New Hampshire
  
  Faithful to John Irving's book
  
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  - Wales
  - 31 Jul 2006 at 07:03
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  highly enjoyable
  
  Well this is my kind of film, it has aged well. The quirky, gutsy storyline inspires your empathy with many of the characters, the very best kind of american ... read more »
  
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- - alicecamp
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 09 May 2006 at 12:12
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  freaky yanks
  
  only americans could make a movie like this. Far fetched story line.
  
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- - Phil McCavitee
  - London
  - 15 Apr 2006 at 23:32
- - 6
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  All in all a good film
  
  I am guessing that knowing the book may help, but I didn't and found it an enjoyable film. I think the point is, that you have to get it! If you don't ... read more »
  
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- - Nick Russell
  - Surrey, UK
  - 29 Mar 2006 at 22:34
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  Uninspired adaptation ........
  
  If you havn't already read the book then don't get this film out. You need to have read the book. It is an excellent book but one which doesn't lend... read more »
  
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 01 Feb 2005 at 16:29
- - 6
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  All in all a good film
  
  I am guessing that knowing the book may help, but I didn't and found it an enjoyable film. I think the point is, that you have to get it! If you don't ... read more »
  
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- - Nick Russell
  - Surrey, UK
  - 29 Mar 2006 at 22:34
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  Out on a limb as a big fan
  
  This is one of my favourite films of all time. I have no idea why - particularly after reading the other reviews - but I love it. I'm a big John Irving ... read more »
  
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- - Nikki
  - Nottingham, England
  - 07 Jun 2005 at 15:41
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  Slightly peculiar adaptation of the book
  
  I didn't know that a film had been made of John Irving's fantastic novel until I happened upon it by chance whilst searching on the website, mainly ... read more »
  
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- - thebluereview
  - Buckinghamshire
  - 20 Oct 2005 at 10:16
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  what's this all about
  
  I haven't read the book, but I've heard so many good things about this movie that I wanted to have a look at it.
  
  I can hardly see what the ... read more »
  
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  - england
  - 11 Jul 2004 at 23:23
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  highly enjoyable
  
  Well this is my kind of film, it has aged well. The quirky, gutsy storyline inspires your empathy with many of the characters, the very best kind of american ... read more »
  
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- - alicecamp
  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 09 May 2006 at 12:12
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  A miracle in miniature
  
  Somehow this big rambling book has been fitted into a standard length movie and retains a great deal of John Irving's humour, charm and eccentricity. Good ... read more »
  
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  - Ceredigion, UK
  - 20 Apr 2009 at 19:16
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  Awful
  
  I couldn't watch this - mediocre is too high an accolade for a weird and pointless movie with no redeeming features.
  
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- - Gus
  - Winchester
  - 11 Jun 2004 at 10:04
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  Awful
  
  Some great films are weird, original and wonderful but THNH is just plain weird and very boring. I just couldn't wait for it to end. And for someone who isn... read more »
  
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  - Aylesbury, England
  - 10 Aug 2004 at 22:31
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  laughable!
  
  this is sooooo bad! Please plaese avoid...
  
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- - Peter Langdon
  - uk
  - 22 May 2005 at 17:08

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Critics' reviews
- A parable of life in the manner of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth, and sometimes even more obscure, but generally quite entertaining along the way.
- 30717
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- Richardson was obviously a brave man to adapt and direct this screen version of John Irving's ultra-whimsical 1981... read more on Time Out
- 43890
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- Fascinating....Richardson has pulled off a remarkable stylistic tight-rope act
- 8599
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- The Hotel New Hampshire
  
  British director Tony Richardson takes on John Irving's picaresque black comedy about an eccentric and unusually peripatetic family in a film starring Rob Lowe as John Berry, the family's oldest son. John's father, Win (Beau Bridges), is obsessed with hotels, so he buys a run-down seminary in New ...