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Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   40,206 votes
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Director:
Nora Ephron
Writers (WGA):
Jeff Arch (story)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama more
Tagline:
What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?
Plot:
A recently-widowed man's son calls a radio talk show in an attempt to find his father a partner. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
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(42 articles)
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User Comments:
Filled with hope and deep comforting emotions more (176 total)
US TV Schedule:
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Hanks ... Sam Baldwin
Ross Malinger ... Jonah Baldwin

Rita Wilson ... Suzy

Victor Garber ... Greg

Tom Riis Farrell ... Rob

Carey Lowell ... Maggie Baldwin

Meg Ryan ... Annie Reed

Bill Pullman ... Walter
Le Clanché du Rand ... Barbara Reed
Kevin O'Morrison ... Cliff Reed

David Hyde Pierce ... Dennis Reed
Valerie Wright ... Betsy Reed
Frances Conroy ... Irene Reed

Tom Tammi ... Harold Reed
Calvin Trillin ... Uncle Milton
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some language.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
105 min | Turkey:93 min (TV version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #32238) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | Singapore:PG
Filming Locations:
1904 4th Avenue, Seattle, Washington, USA more
Company:
TriStar Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
David Hyde Pierce, Rita Wilson and Tom McGowan have all starred in "Frasier" (1993) which is also set in Seattle more
Goofs:
Continuity: On Valentine's Day in New York, while Annie and Walter are having dinner, the sky is getting dark. Then, it is lighter when Sam is leaving the airport. It is darker again when Jonah is shown on top of the Empire State Building. more
Quotes:
Jonah Baldwin: If you get a new wife, I guess you'll get to have sex with her, huh?
Sam Baldwin: I certainly hope so.
Jonah Baldwin: Will she scratch up your back?
Sam Baldwin: [shocked] What?
Jonah Baldwin: In the movies, women are always scratching up the men's back and screaming and stuff when they're having sex.
Sam Baldwin: How do you know all this?
Jonah Baldwin: Jed's got cable.
Sam Baldwin: Oh.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Dharma & Greg: Sleepless in San Francisco (#4.6)" (2000) more
Soundtrack:
When I Fall In Love more

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13 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Filled with hope and deep comforting emotions, 30 August 2006
9/10
Author: Darkangel2 from United Kingdom

I am a male of 23 years and have only ever imagined what falling in love and having a family of my own could be like,and a movie like this makes them dreams so much more meaningful and I am so thankful for that.

This movie only ever gives to you; what I mean by that is, you never feel like you have to entertain yourself through any part of the film, because the story is so real and touching that it makes you feel like your watching these people through the eyes of angel, as if the actors don't even know the cameras are there. Now that might sound a bit crazy but thats how I feel watching Tom & Meg bring these people to life. And I say people because you don't see the character you see the person.

There is no need to say anything about the story but if you would really like to get a feel for the movie, number 1. reads the back of the DVD case,number 2. a reminder why you should make time for this movie.

1. "Christmas is a magical time when anything can happen.And for Annie Reed(Meg Ryan),a down-to-earth newspaper reporter,it's just about to.

Whilst driving to her fiancé's house on Christmas eve, she hears a radio broadcast that will change her life. Eight-year-old Jonah's is worried about his recently widowed father,and calls a radio station agony aunt.Persuaded onto the phone Jonah's dad Sam(Tom Hanks)Tells of his love for his dead wife and how their time together was pure magic.

Annie is so touched by his heartfelt sentiment that she becomes determined to meet him.But there are a few problems:Sam's in Seatle,Annie's in Baltimore...and Sam doesn't even know that Annie exists!".

2. It fills you with comfort and hope and after entertaining you for 101 minutes it leaves you with lasting comforts and aspirations of living and loving. A Timeless tribute to Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan 'perfect'

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