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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jeff Arch (story)
Nora Ephron (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 June 1993 (USA) more
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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
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations more
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A few flaws, but strong overall more (177 total)

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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MPAA:
Rated PG for some language.
Runtime:
105 min | Turkey:93 min (TV version)
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Garry Marshall was originally slated to direct the film. He is the brother of actor/director Penny Marshall, who directed Tom Hanks in Big (1988) and A League of Their Own (1992). She is the ex-wife of Rob Reiner, who plays Jay in the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Annie's hand that picks up the popcorn while watching the video. more
Quotes:
Annie: This was mailed before I went to Seattle. Before the ho. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Das Wunder von Loch Ness (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Over The Rainbow more

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9 out of 14 people found the following review useful.
A few flaws, but strong overall, 16 June 1999
Author: wolfie-8 from Japan

Tom Hanks is his usual steady, likable self in "Sleepless in Seattle," a steady, likable movie that also benefits from one of Meg Ryan's more restrained (i.e. less obviously, annoyingly cute) performances.

It's their talent that helped me overlook some of the film's more noticeable flaws, particularly its treatment of the eventually-to-be-rejected Other Man and Other Woman. Both Hanks' and Ryan's "unsuitable" partners appear to be perfectly nice people, yet the movie casually dismisses them over one little flaw apiece--the woman laughs like a hyena and the man has terrible allergies. Both characters behave very well, considering the way they're treated by others. Hanks' girlfriend in particular desires a medal for putting up with his brat of a son, who is rude to her at every opportunity.

I also had difficulty warming to Hanks' son, although he is certainly preferable to the young girl who keeps expressing everything in initials.

On the bright side, there are many engaging supporting characters, including Rob Reiner as a fellow architect. Also of note are the rich homeowner, the dotty babysitter and Rosie O'Donnell as Ryan's editor and friend. Thankfully, few to none of their scenes involve the annoying children.

Many of the jokes are funny, the best coming when Hanks and a friend ridicule the weepy reaction of many women to "chick flicks" by sobbing as they recount the plot of "The Dirty Dozen."

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