4.10 avg rating — 482,950 ratings

"The romance worked better and it was just more fun."

3.82 avg rating — 938,507 ratings

"Meryl Streep. Also, a more balanced view than the book."

4.41 avg rating — 3,174,532 ratings

"No Tom Bombadill and other things that didn't move the plot in the slightest."

3.68 avg rating — 25,658 ratings

"The story just seemed to work better as a film."

4.26 avg rating — 326,071 ratings

"The modernized version works a lot better for me, plus Evie is a much better character in the movie."

3.71 avg rating — 160,869 ratings

"Adding the Julia Childs storyline was a stroke of brilliance."