Menu

Discover

Genres

Appearance

  • light/dark mode
powered by
moviedb

Love Story

"Love means never having to say you’re sorry."

1970-12-16 Romance 1hr 39m

Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

More
Trailer
fuboTV

Watch on fuboTV

close
Love Story
fuboTV

Watch on fuboTV

Storyline

Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. Despite their opposite backgrounds, the young couple put their hearts on the line for each other. When they marry, Oliver's wealthy father threatens to disown him. Jenny tries to reconcile the Barrett men, but to no avail.

  • Released
    1970-12-16
  • Revenue
    $136,400,000
  • Budget
    $2,200,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 39m
  • Genre
    Romance, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    Paramount Pictures, Love Story Company

Crew

Arthur Hiller
Director
Erich Segal
Screenplay
Howard G. Minsky
Producer
Keywords:
based on novel or book harvard university college cancer tragic love class differences string ensemble telephone box lapsed catholic trying to get pregnant snow angel rich man poor woman domineering witty depressing romantic authoritarian condescending disheartening

Stream and watch Love Story

similar movies

I Lost My Body

I Lost My Body

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale

Fritzi: A Revolutionary Tale

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Howards End

Howards End

Holes

Holes

Blindness

Blindness

Süss, the Jew

Süss, the Jew

Mothers' Instinct

Mothers' Instinct

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

21

21

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

The Quiet American

The Quiet American

La oscura historia de la prima Montse

La oscura historia de la prima Montse

V páse zlomená

V páse zlomená

Night of the Sinners

Night of the Sinners

Elective Affinities

Elective Affinities

The White Dawn

The White Dawn

Cast

Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw
Jennifer Cavilleri
Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal
Oliver Barrett IV
John Marley

John Marley
Phil Cavilleri
Ray Milland

Ray Milland
Oliver Barrett III
Russell Nype

Russell Nype
Dean Thompson
Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones
Hank - Oliver's Roommate
Sydney Walker

Sydney Walker
Dr. Shapeley
Robert Modica

Robert Modica
Dr. Addison
Katherine Balfour

Katherine Balfour
Oliver's mother
Sudie Bond

Sudie Bond
Woman buying Christmas tree
Walker Daniels

Walker Daniels
Oliver's Roommate, Ray
John Merensky

John Merensky
Oliver's Roommate, Steve
Andrew Duncan

Andrew Duncan
Rev. Blauvelt
Charlotte Ford

Charlotte Ford
Clerk
Julie Garfield

Julie Garfield
Bystander at Harpsichord Concerto
Kevin O'Neal

Kevin O'Neal
Milo Boulton

Milo Boulton

Videos and Photos

video-bd
Love Story
Love Story
Love Story
Love Story
Love Story
Love Story
Love Story

Movie Reviews

Reviews for Love Story
reviewer avatar

A Review by JPV852 7

Written by JPV852 on 2021-01-29

Well acted tear-jerker has some nice scenes and dialogue between Ryan O'Neil and Ali MacGraw, and thankfully not overly schmaltzy. Today thi... read more

Well acted tear-jerker has some nice scenes and dialogue between Ryan O'Neil and Ali MacGraw, and thankfully not overly schmaltzy. Today this sort of thing would be on Lifetime but back in 70 was a box office hit. Not sure it's something I'll watch again anytime soon but decent for a romance-drama. **3.5/5**

reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-24

Ryan O'Neal ("Oliver") is the son of a wealthy family who falls in love with "Jenny"(Ali McGraw) - a working class girl of whom his father (... read more

Ryan O'Neal ("Oliver") is the son of a wealthy family who falls in love with "Jenny"(Ali McGraw) - a working class girl of whom his father (Ray Milland) does not approve. When the couple decide they are serious, his relationship with his father breaks down. He is studying law, qualifies third in his class at Harvard, gets a decent job and their now married life together looks set fair - until, that is, they struggle to conceive a child. A visit to the doctor presents their idyllic lifestyle with a massive shock and the two, at just twenty four years of age, must come to terms with a looming tragedy. There is quite a bit of engaging, first love, chemistry between these actors, and the script is peppered with some gentle humour as their lively romance blossoms in front of us. The production is adequate, all it needs to be in a performance driven film like this but the nature of the ending served little purpose and felt really quite unnecessarily unfulfilling and downbeat. It is a good film, but I suspect that Francis Lai's theme tune will long outlive the memory of anything we see on screen.

Read Full Review (The thoughts and opinions expressed here are solely those of the reviewer.)
A Review by JPV852

Well acted tear-jerker has some nice scenes and dialogue between Ryan O'Neil and Ali MacGraw, and thankfully not overly schmaltzy. Today this sort of thing would be on Lifetime but back in 70 was a box office hit. Not sure it's something I'...

reviewer avatar

A Review by JPV852 7

Written by JPV852 on 2021-01-29

Well acted tear-jerker has some nice scenes and dialogue between Ryan O'Neil and Ali MacGraw, and thankfully not overly schmaltzy. Today this sort of thing would be on Lifetime but back in 70 was a bo...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by Geronimo1967 6

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2022-06-24

Ryan O'Neal ("Oliver") is the son of a wealthy family who falls in love with "Jenny"(Ali McGraw) - a working class girl of whom his father (Ray Milland) does not approve. When the couple decide they a...

read more