Alfie

"Meet a man who never met a woman he didn't love."

2004 1h 46m EN

😐

5.9

MID

🥫

48%

ROTTEN

😬

METACRITIC

⭐

6.2

IMDB

★5.9TMDB · 905🥫48%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 56,031

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

A tale of a philosophical womanizer who is forced to question his seemingly carefree existence.

“Meet a man who never met a woman he didn't love.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

fuboTVSubscription

MGM+ Amazon ChannelSubscription

PhiloSubscription

MGM Plus Roku Premium ChannelSubscription

MGM PlusSubscription

Amazon VideoRent

Apple TV StoreRent

Google Play MoviesRent

Google Play MoviesBuy

YouTubeBuy

Fandango At HomeBuy

Cast

Jude Law
Alfie
Marisa Tomei
Julie
Omar Epps
Marlon
Jane Krakowski
Dorie
Renée Taylor
Lu Schnitman
Jeff Harding
Phil
Sienna Miller
Nikki
Nia Long
Lonette

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Charles Shyer
Writers: Elaine Pope, Charles Shyer
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

MONEY

Did you know

Earned back only 58% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 22 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Charles Shyer, shot by Ashley Rowe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Padraic McKinley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Jude Law and Marisa Tomei and Omar Epps carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Charles Shyer directs. Ashley Rowe behind the camera. John Powell scores. Padraic McKinley cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 58% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 22 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
5Directed by Charles Shyer, shot by Ashley Rowe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Powell. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Padraic McKinley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jude Law and Marisa Tomei and Omar Epps carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Meet a man who never met a woman he didn't love.".
10IMDB entry: tt0375173 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "new york city", "chauffeur", "cheating", "flirt".

The technical file

Cinematography: Ashley Rowe
Original score: John Powell
Editing: Padraic McKinley
Production design: Sophie Becher
Costume design: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Makeup / hair: Kate Lee
Sound: Matthew Gough
Stunt coordinator: G.A. Aguilar
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $35,060,882
Return: 58% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Alfie (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes: 48% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 49/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 56,031 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

7 wins & 8 nominations total

Also by

Charles Shyer

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

wizzardss2021-02-17
★ 4/10
Based on the 1966 film of the same name (and, in turn the 1963 stage play), 2004's Alfie stars Jude Law as a British commitment-shy play boy in Manhattan. Much like the original film, Alfie finds himself surrounded by beautiful women with a different one to jump into bed with each night. He treats both them and his friends like dirt, but doesn't care when he knows his charm can replace them. If the original film contained a plot that would make the world blush when looked through a contemporary lens, then 2004's Alfie attempts, in a way, to update that story for its modern audience. As is typical with remakes of old British films, the location has been moved to appease its American audience but a tacit nod to the Cockney charm of Alfie's original actor (Michael Caine) in the form of Jude Law. To his credit, Jude Law does emanate charm in the same way that Caine did in 1966, mercilessly moving on from one relationship to the next without worry about consequence. However, with Alfie remaining English in New York, this has the unfortunate effect of making him stand out, and when a protagonist is clearly designed not to be likeable, then by having him contrast from the surrounding cast just alienates him further. In addition, with the persistent nods to high fashion, Alfie isn't even relatable for most people as "that laddish friend" they once knew, and he comes across as both pompous and arrogant. The story lifts large parts of the original, but seems to drop many of the subtle links between Alfie's relationships making him appear far more crass. Retained is Alfie's smoking habit, which is out of place in a modern film made all the worse by the inexplicable removal of why smoking was relevant to the original story. Overall, Alfie is a complete mis-step made even more uncomfortable by the emergence of the #MeToo movement.
CinemaSerf2023-09-04
★ 5/10
Some films just don't need an "update". "Alfie" certainly didn't. Certainly Jude Law has a certain je ne sais quoi reprising the Michael Caine role as the womanising philanderer. His normal hump 'em and dump' em strategy is soon seriously compromised by his inability to "perform" and this has all sorts of ramifications on his shallow existence (relocated to New York in this version). Sienna Miller and Susan Sarandon fail to help lift this great looking but intellectually void film get going, and Law - though every inch the dapper, gorgeous, gigolo to look at - just hasn't the charm or sleaziness of Caine. It does have a decent soundtrack, but not the same with out Cilla Black...