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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   48,388 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Miklós László (play)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 December 1998 (USA) more
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Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life. more
Plot:
Two business rivals hate each other at the office but fall in love over the internet. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
"Chemistry, likeable characters make this film work" more (509 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
You Have Mail (USA) (working title)
You've Got M@il (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some language.
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119 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Jean Stapleton's character's name is Birdie Conrad, a reverse of the character Conrad Birdie from the famous Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie (1963). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Toward the end of the movie, Joe and Kathleen are standing at a hot dog stand by a window. To avoid reflections/glare there is no glass in the window, which would be fine except that the glass is present in adjacent panes and the reflections of passers-by come and go as they walk along the street. more
Quotes:
Gillian Quinn: Kiss me, I'm going to be your wicked step mother. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Game K N B: (2007-03-03)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
I Guess The Lord Must Be in New York City more

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38 out of 45 people found the following comment useful.
"Chemistry, likeable characters make this film work", 25 March 2003
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Author: Joseph Riesenbeck (eazyguy62) from United States

In films like You've Got Mail, where you can almost predict how it's going to turn out as soon as the opening credits appear, then it is up to the writers, director, and actors, to get us to enjoy the journey to the end credits. Nora and Delia Ephron's script succeeds because they know their characters well, and give them a can't miss plot device. Tom Hanks is believable as the head of a gigantic bookstore chain, as is Meg Ryan as the owner of a small children's bookstore shop. As the guy who is putting Meg out of business by opening a chain store close to her little shop, Tom Hanks character comes across as the arrogant person who only goal seems to open as many bookstores as he can, and make as much money as he can in doing so. When he is talking to Meg Ryan on the internet, we see another side of him, and learn that possibly, he's not the evil guy you think he is. Of course, in person, Meg hates him for what he is doing, on the internet, she falls in love with him. This is what makes the film work, as their reaction to each other in person is completely different from when they talk on line. Some people may quibble that the ending is not very believable, but face it, do you fall in love with a person because of who they are, or what you think they are? I think this question is answered quite adequately.

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