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The Memory Book

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Chloe is an up-and-coming photographer. A gentleman, whom she mistakes for an art critic, visits her art show and points out that her photographs mainly feature antique objects. When she visits the restaurant around the corner, she is intrigued with the pictures on the wall and also the man she met earlier, who turns out to be the bartender.

Chloe finds an old photo album of a very happy couple. She has never been the adventurous type, but Gabe encourages her to find the couple and together they discover clues that might lead them to the people in the photo album. In the meantime, they learn a lot about each other. The problem is that Chloe tries to keep her distance from Gabe because she’s not sure what real love is.

“The Memory Book” is a wonderful story full of comedy, adventure and love. We award it the Dove “Family-Approved” Seal for all ages.

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Fancy watching ' The Memory Book ' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Paul A. Kaufman-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you. Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Memory Book' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Memory Book' right now, here are some details about the The Kaufman Company, Just To Be Clear Productions, Entertainment One Television tv movie flick. Released July 26th, 2014, 'The Memory Book' stars Meghan Ory , Adrienne Barbeau , Art Hindle , John Cassini The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 44 respected users. Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Budding photographer Chloe (Ory) comes from a family of failed romances. At a local flea market, she stumbles upon an old photo album from the 1970s, chronicling the ideal romance of a happy couple (Hindle and Barbeau). Unable to find her own "true love," she sets out to find the couple in the album and prove that true love exists. Along the way, she meets Gabe Sinclair (Macfarlane), a mysterious, but charming bartender, who seizes the opportunity to join Chloe's mission and soon finds himself falling in love with her. With limited resources, the two go on an adventure, searching for clues that will lead them to the couple, and hopefully to true love. As the search continues, Chloe begins taking an interest in Gabe, but won't let these feelings distract her from her mission to find the couple. Will Chloe learn to give up her fear of falling in love and finally find true happiness?" 'The Memory Book' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Plex, Tubi TV, Vudu, YouTube, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Plex Channel, Hallmark Movies Now Amazon Channel, Pluto TV, and Hallmark Movies Now Apple TV Channel .

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The memory book.

Directed by Paul A. Kaufman

Budding photographer Chloe (Ory) comes from a family of failed romances. At a local flea market, she stumbles upon an old photo album from the 1970s, chronicling the ideal romance of a happy couple (Hindle and Barbeau). Unable to find her own "true love," she sets out to find the couple in the album and prove that true love exists. Along the way, she meets Gabe Sinclair (Macfarlane), a mysterious, but charming bartender, who seizes the opportunity to join Chloe's mission and soon finds himself falling in love with her. With limited resources, the two go on an adventure, searching for clues that will lead them to the couple, and hopefully to true love. As the search continues, Chloe begins taking an interest in Gabe, but won't let these feelings distract her from her mission to find the couple. Will Chloe learn to give up her fear of falling in love and finally find true happiness?

Meghan Ory Adrienne Barbeau Art Hindle John Cassini Katerina Katelieva Michael Coleman David Longworth Luke Macfarlane

Director Director

Paul A. Kaufman

Writer Writer

Duane Poole

Cinematography Cinematography

Boris Mojsovski

Executive Producers Exec. Producers

Paul A. Kaufman Ira Pincus Joey Plager

Composer Composer

The Kaufman Company Just To Be Clear Productions Entertainment One Television

Alternative Titles

O Álbum de Memórias, L'album dei ricordi, Recuerdos perdidos, Une romance-photo, Album ze zdjęciami, 青春纪念册, Emlékkönyv

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26 jul 2014, 19 mar 2015, releases by country.

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Review by 𝕭𝖆𝖗𝖇𝖆𝖗𝖆 ★★★

Listen, I know that I've been watching a lot of trashy movies lately, but they're the only ones lasting no more than 90 minutes and requiring little focus so bear with me. This was unexpectedly good-ish for a Hallmark movie, the guy was fine af and I love when the two main characters, that eventually end up together, bicker all the time.

Review by Jonathan ★★★★

I'm surprised I havn't seen this one before. I thought it was fantastic and would certainly go in my top 10 non-Christmas Hallmark list.

Review by flurryheaven ★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Chloe, a photographer, goes to a flea market to get some inspiration and comes across an old photo album from the 1970s that documents a young love story. Inspired by this love story she sees unfolding in the photographs, Chloe and her new friend Gabe set out on a mission to find these two people and return the photo album.

This is a sweet romance movie with a lot of heart. It was a nice change up to these romantic type of telefilms that Hallmark airs. The two love stories being played out felt very organic and you did feel optimistic by the end of the film. A well made, well thought out romance with a solid cast.

Review by cake_monster ★★★

“There’s something I want to say” she says. Breakfast is going cold on the table, woman! Now is not the moment! 

Good things:  - this is actually really sweet. - He’s great. So handsome and charming and likeable.  - Her outfit at the end is gorgeous. - She has great hair (very Zoey Deschanel). - Good plot device of mystery solving.  - Super cute old people. 

Not so good things: - They essentially stalk that old couple. When the old lady says she doesn’t want her pursuing it that should be the end of it. He could have been dead and she could have upset the poor old lady. She was weirdly obsessed with solving the mystery and didn’t consider the old woman’s feelings.  - I was so expecting them both to be dead, as that’s why stuff like photo albums ends up in charity shops. I guess that would have been too much of a downer though!

Review by sharicita ★★★½

This shit was fucking adorable

Review by Matt Thomas ★★★

Cheesier than going round for tea at Wallace and Gromit's. But also quite charming. At least when the two main characters aren't stalking the elderly. And, let's face it, the idea that someone might not be attracted to Luke Macfarlane is utterly proposterous.

Review by thomas

ADRIENNE BARBEAU IS IN THIS?!??

Review by danyboii ★

Des gens jolies et bourgeois sauvent une histoire d'amour vieille d'un siècle à l'aide d'un pizza-ghetti gratuit.

Pour vrai encore une fois le concept et cool mais le côté feel-good est vraiment manqué.

Review by megan ★★

watched during my lunch break

Review by Milka ★★★★

One of the best Hallmark films I've seen in a while.

Review by 🍿🎬🎄JulieC🎄🎬🍿 ★★½

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The Memory Book

• A budding photographer seeks out the same true love she finds in an old photo album.
• Budding photographer Chloe (Ory) comes from a family of failed romances. At a local flea market, she stumbles upon an old photo album from the 1970s, chronicling the ideal romance of a happy couple (Hindle and Barbeau). Unable to find her own "true love," she sets out to find the couple in the album and prove that true love exists. Along the way, she meets Gabe Sinclair (Macfarlane), a mysterious, but charming bartender, who seizes the opportunity to join Chloe's mission and soon finds himself falling in love with her. With limited resources, the two go on an adventure, searching for clues that will lead them to the couple, and hopefully to true love. As the search continues, Chloe begins taking an interest in Gabe, but won't let these feelings distract her from her mission to find the couple. Will Chloe learn to give up her fear of falling in love and finally find true happiness? — The Hallmark Channel
• Chloe Davenport, recently transplanted from her hometown of New York City to San Francisco, is trying to make a name for herself as an artistic photographer. Her latest show, the photographs from which are memories of her life, demonstrates her rather clinical as opposed to humanistic outlook. That clinical look is largely due to not having positive role models of love, she having no romance in her life as she believes any relationship, like her parents, will eventually end badly. That outlook has the potential to change when she stumbles across a scrapbook - called a memory book on the cover - at a swap meet, the memory book, which she purchases, presenting the 1971 love story between two young people only identified in the book as Sarah and Jonathan. Engrossed with the photographs and the stories she infers about the couple, Chloe is determined not only to find out Sarah and Jonathan's complete story, but return the memory book to them. Along for the ride to discover Sarah and Jonathan's story is Gabe, a former lawyer currently working as a bartender while he tries to find his calling in life. Gabe and Chloe met at her show, he enthralled with her, but not so much with her photographs. Chloe can admit to herself that she is mutually attracted to Gabe, but cannot see something ever happening between them as she finds him too cocky and impulsive. They finding out about Sarah and Jonathan may have a direct affect on whether Chloe is willing to open herself up to love with Gabe despite their differences, as she believes if Sarah and Jonathan did and could not have a happily ever after based on the memory book, no one can. — Huggo

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