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2008

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An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master. Read more

Starring	Brittany Murphy, Toshiyuki Nishida, Tammy Blanchard, Sohee Park
Director	Robert Allan Ackerman
Genres	Comedy, Drama

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- Brittany's fab as ever in this funny, weepy rom-com extravaganza
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- - Sugar Magazine
  - 08 Sep 2009 at 01:00
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  Ramen-Tastic
  
  I hadn't seen any reviews of this film before i watched it and im so glad i gave it a go.
  
  it is a lovely film.
  
  its like the karate kid... read more »
  
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  - Chigwell
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 13:01
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- - 1
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  Wooden but Watchable
  
  The title I created just about sums this movie up. It's tolerable, predictable, a bit wooden but strangely pleasant and if you want to escape into something... read more »
  
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  - BEXYBOOBELLE
  - 6 reviews
  - Bolton
  - 12 May 2012 at 15:30
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  LOVELY FILM
  
  I really loved this film,it's nice to see a film without any sex or violence in it for a change,a lovely simple heart warming story.
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 May 2012 at 02:59
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  One of the best film with Murphy!
  
  I think this is one of the best film with Brittany Murphy although It is not a film for big screens all over the world. Brittany in this film was just terrific ... read more »
  
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- - Julicov
  - 1 review
  - 03 May 2012 at 21:22
- - 1
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  Really good film, grreat stuff
  
  terrific, had a few tears and lots of smile, what a really good little film this is. Loved it. plus like Ramen
  
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- - Colonel1968
  - 138 reviews
  - 27 Mar 2012 at 00:47
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  A different angle
  
  I wasn't quite sure what to expect especially when you combined Japan and Murphy with one another but it was quite a pleasant surprise.
  
  She ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jan 2012 at 14:57
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  Loved it!!
  
  I really enjoyed this film. It was somewhat sad because Brittany Murphy is no longer with us and she is so full of life on screen in some of the scenes. Having ... read more »
  
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- - MJ2011B
  - 3 reviews
  - 14 Sep 2011 at 14:53
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  Something's cooking
  
  Inoffensive self-learning drama is essentially 'Like Water for Chocolate' transposed to a ramen shop in Tokyo where waif Murphy finds herself with a ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 774 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Jun 2011 at 01:01
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  brilliant
  
  great storyline and good fun to watch
  
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- - LTFC
  - 46 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 30 Nov 2009 at 20:49
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  - 1
  awful
  
  a very dull and uninteresting film.We argued over which one of us had ordered it.Truly dreadful.
  
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- - tweaky
  - 1 review
  - Sidcup
  - 02 Nov 2009 at 20:51
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  the ramen girl
  
  a very slow film intresting watchable and funny just have to get used to the subtitles
  
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- - no1forks
  - 251 reviews
  - Portsmouth
  - 01 Oct 2009 at 19:42
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  Ramen-Tastic
  
  I hadn't seen any reviews of this film before i watched it and im so glad i gave it a go.
  
  it is a lovely film.
  
  its like the karate kid... read more »
  
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  - Chigwell
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 13:01
- - 4
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  good rom com
  
  i enjoyed this film but you have to watch as more than half is subtitled most of the joke come this way
  
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- - darkelf
  - 41 reviews
  - Bacup
  - 15 Aug 2009 at 15:25
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  Loved it!!
  
  I really enjoyed this film. It was somewhat sad because Brittany Murphy is no longer with us and she is so full of life on screen in some of the scenes. Having ... read more »
  
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- - MJ2011B
  - 3 reviews
  - 14 Sep 2011 at 14:53
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  Ramen
  
  easily one of those movies that slip away unnoticed,but in this case a surprise hit with me.
  
  its very japanese which is a good thing a gentle nod ... read more »
  
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  - 18 Sep 2009 at 21:29
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  A different angle
  
  I wasn't quite sure what to expect especially when you combined Japan and Murphy with one another but it was quite a pleasant surprise.
  
  She ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Jan 2012 at 14:57
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  Really good film, grreat stuff
  
  terrific, had a few tears and lots of smile, what a really good little film this is. Loved it. plus like Ramen
  
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- 1106013
- - Colonel1968
  - 138 reviews
  - 27 Mar 2012 at 00:47
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  Wooden but Watchable
  
  The title I created just about sums this movie up. It's tolerable, predictable, a bit wooden but strangely pleasant and if you want to escape into something... read more »
  
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  - BEXYBOOBELLE
  - 6 reviews
  - Bolton
  - 12 May 2012 at 15:30
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  good
  
  i didnt think this film was going to be this good but it was had a nice storey behind it worth a view
  
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- - redgymshoes
  - 274 reviews
  - Boldon Colliery
  - 11 Sep 2009 at 12:39
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  - 0
  ramen girl
  
  my wife enjoyed this
  
  It made a change having a different story line from most other chick flicks
  
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- - a customer
  - Winsford
  - 21 Sep 2009 at 11:27
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  brilliant
  
  great storyline and good fun to watch
  
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- - LTFC
  - 46 reviews
  - Dunstable
  - 30 Nov 2009 at 20:49

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