La Dolce Villa

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La Dolce Villa

2025

1h 39m

Romance

Comedy

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12 Reviews

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Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.

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Alissa Wilkinson

New York Times

02/13/2025

It’s a glossy fairy tale about Americans having lighthearted adventures in Europe, getting into scrapes and falling in love and charming the pants off all the locals.

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Marya E. Gates

RogerEbert.com

02/13/2025

1.5/4

Ultimately, “La Dolce Villa” is about as authentic an Italian experience as a night at the Olive Garden.

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Rachel Wagner

Hallmarkies Podcast

03/28/2025

I really enjoyed the father/daughter dynamic and the romances were fun to watch.

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Kristen Maldonado

Pop Culture Planet

02/21/2025

The European adventure has a sweet and charming Hallmark-style energy that you can’t help but fall in love with. By the end, you’ll be ready to book your own Italian vacation.

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Callie Hanna

FandomWire

02/21/2025

6/10

Anyone expecting anything groundbreaking or subversive from La Dolce Villa should remind themselves that this is a straight-to-streaming romantic comedy wherein the biggest name in the cast is the guy from Scandal and Scream 3.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

02/20/2025

Despite following a now-established Netflix formula, this film still holds a few discreet attempts to diverge in the way it develops its characters and their relationships.

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Andrew S

@RT25695645 Jun 13

Looks visually great. Some Interesting characters. Predictable plot. Cheesy. Not well written.

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Matthew P

@CouchMango May 30

This movie could easily have been written by AI. Kind of fairy floss - pretty, sweet without leaving much of an impact.

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Pedro Henrique C

@Pedro2005 Apr 28

La Dolce Villa (2025) It had a very promising start, but after 30 minutes it gets boring and confusing.

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Chuck P

@RT03493763 Nov 16

Amazing Italian scenery and a good story. Worth a watch.

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G P

@RT65741684 Nov 16

We liked the father-daughter relationship, relatable romance and gorgeous Italian views! It was good fun.

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Caroline K

@RT43473285 Nov 3

This film is soooo cheesy! You can totally predict what happens from the start ..we only watched it til the end to see the before & after renovations!! Don’t waste your time!!

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Synopsis

Successful businessman Eric travels to Italy to stop his daydreaming daughter Olivia from restoring a crumbling villa. Italy, however, has different plans for him as it delivers on its legendary promise of beauty, magic, and romance.

Director: Mark Waters
Producer: Deborah Evans, Robyn Snyder
Screenwriter: Elizabeth Hackett, Hilary Galanoy
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: DAE Light Media, Front Row Films
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 13, 2025
Runtime: 1h 39m

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