Romancing the Stone

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Romancing the Stone

PG

1984

1h 45m

Adventure

Action

Romance

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A dowdy romantic-adventure writer is hurled into a real-life adventure in the Colombian jungle in order to save her sister, who will be killed if a treasure map is not delivered to her captors. She is helped out by a brash mercenary, and together they search for the priceless gem located in the map.

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Critics Consensus

Romancing the Stone reaches back to the classic Saturday morning serials of old with an action-filled adventure enlivened by the sparkling chemistry between its well-matched leads.

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Gary Arnold

Washington Post

01/29/2019

The set-up in "Romancing the Stone" is poorly contrived to sustain a chase thriller.

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Peter Travers

People Magazine

04/04/2014

Turner is terrific, Douglas is fine and the action is slam-bang. Add lots of laughs and it all works out just right.

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Empire Magazine

05/06/2008

4/5

Douglas and Turner make a great double act in this exuberantly directed adventure movie with a great start turn from the always enjoyable De Vito. Good stuff.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 29

3.5/4

An ingratiating mix of comedy, action, and romance, this derives most of its charm from Kathleen Turner.

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David Nusair

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04/06/2024

3/4

Filmmaker Zemeckis, armed with a screenplay by Diane Thomas, does a terrific job of instantly luring the viewer into the proceedings...

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

04/07/2022

the standard for a romantic adventure

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nick S

@Nick_S Jul 21

For an action romance it really hits the mark. Lots of wit and charm, great lead as actors and well thought out character arcs. The hook was effective and the pacing even. Sure, there are things that could have been improved slightly, but whenever I think of the action-romance genre this is the first movie that comes to mind.

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Melissa M

@Lisey Jun 25

In the beginning of the movie Joan Wilder is a hapless hopeless romance writer living with her lovable cat Romeo. By the end of the movie she is a hopeful heroine. Joan's widowed sister Elaine is kidnapped by smugglers Ira & Ralph. They informed Joan she needs to bring the map that will lead to the location of El corazon that was sent to her to Cartagena. While on the bus Joan distracts the bus driver the bus crashes into Jack t Colton's vehicle. Jack reminds her of a real life Jesse. A character she created in her romance novels. Jack only agrees to help Joan because she promises him 375 in travelers checks. As they go out on their wild adventure they encounter everything from antique smugglers, zolo & his menacing military. They get help from an unlikely source Juan a drug lord who it turns out is a huge fan of Jones novels. The movie is like a cross between Tomb Raider & Raiders of The Lost Ark. The film was produced by Michael Douglas. This movie is a fun action adventure comedy.

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Christopher C.

@PapaTangooo May 21

Danny Devito is a national treasure.

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Glory K

@Ms.Glory Feb 23

This is 80s movies at their best!

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Bick B.

@Burke_Schoenfeldt76 Jan 19

I haven't seen this in many years and just rewatched it on Tubi. Still funny and compelling and well worth watching. Danny DeVito, Kathleen Turner, and Michael Douglas are great in this, I look forward to watching Jewel of Nile and War of the Roses again too!

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Christoph W

@RT62931090 Nov 1

I was very surprised when I realized how well this film has aged. It plays with the usual clichés of the genre in a humorous and largely intelligent way. Still worth watching and a pleasure even in the 21st century.

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Synopsis

A dowdy romantic-adventure writer is hurled into a real-life adventure in the Colombian jungle in order to save her sister, who will be killed if a treasure map is not delivered to her captors. She is helped out by a brash mercenary, and together they search for the priceless gem located in the map.

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Producer: Michael Douglas
Screenwriter: Diane Thomas
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, Nina Saxon Film Design
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Action, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 1984, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Surround