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Overview

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Director:
James Mangold
Writers (WGA):
Steven Rogers (story)
James Mangold (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 December 2001 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance more
Tagline:
If they lived in the same century they'd be perfect for each other. more
Plot:
Kate and her actor brother live in N.Y. in the 21st Century. Her ex-boy friend, Stuart, lives above... more | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
A modern fairy tale for romantic souls more (296 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meg Ryan ... Kate McKay

Hugh Jackman ... Leopold

Liev Schreiber ... Stuart Besser

Breckin Meyer ... Charlie McKay

Natasha Lyonne ... Darci

Bradley Whitford ... J.J. Camden
Paxton Whitehead ... Uncle Millard

Spalding Gray ... Dr. Geisler

Josh Stamberg ... Colleague Bob
Matthew Sussman ... Ad Executive Phil

Charlotte Ayanna ... Patrice
Philip Bosco ... Otis
Andrew Jack ... Roebling
Stan Tracy ... Photographer

Kristen Schaal ... Miss Tree
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Kate and Leopold (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
118 min | USA:123 min (director's cut)
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
Hugh Jackman took etiquette lessons from 19-century etiquette expert Jane Gibson (who trained actors for such projects as Sense and Sensibility (1995)). He also studied ballroom dancing and trained to ride a horse for the film. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: Leopold is shown listening to Roebling make a speech in April 1876. The famous engineer had actually died a few weeks after the bridge was begun in 1869. It could be Roebling's son, Washington, but he was born and educated in the United States and would not be expected to speak with a German accent and didn't visit the construction site between 1872 and 1883. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Roebling: Time. Time, it has been proposed, is the fourth dimension. And yet, for mortal man, time has no dimension at all. We are like horses with blinders, seeing only what lies before us. Forever guessing the future and fabricating the past.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2002) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Manhattan Beach more

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29 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
A modern fairy tale for romantic souls, 17 December 2004
7/10
Author: Philip Van der Veken from Tessenderlo, Belgium

Kate & Leopold is more or less a romantic comedy that has been done so many times before. Woman and man see each other and don't like each other. Than they fall in love, but destiny comes in between them. In the end they overcome all problems and will live happily ever after...

It's exactly the same as always, but this time they have added an interesting extra ingredient to it. Kate, her brother, her ex and Leopold all live in New York. The only problem is that Leopold is from the 1870's, while the others live in the 21st century. Kate's brother has found a way to travel through time, meets Leopold and accidentally takes him with him to the 21st century. I guess I don't have to explain everything that happens afterward...

Even though I'm not always a huge fan of romantic comedies, I have to admit that I had a good time watching this one. Thanks to the original approach, this movie is better than average. The actors are convincing, although I was surprised to see how easily a man from the 19th century adapted to the 21st. It never really seemed a shocking experience to him. If I had directed the movie, I would have accentuated it more... But hey, if you can see past that and you are a romantic soul, I'm sure that you'll love this modern fairy tale. You know it's impossible, but you would like to believe it. I give it a 7/10 for that.

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