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Forces of Nature

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
35K
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Sandra Bullock and Ben Affleck in Forces of Nature (1999)
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ComedyRomance

A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.A soon-to-be-married man encounters an exciting stranger after his plane suffers an accident on takeoff.

  • Director
    • Bronwen Hughes
  • Writer
    • Marc Lawrence
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Ben Affleck
    • Maura Tierney
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    35K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bronwen Hughes
    • Writer
      • Marc Lawrence
    • Stars
      • Sandra Bullock
      • Ben Affleck
      • Maura Tierney
    • 210User reviews
    • 77Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

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    Sandra Bullock in Forces of Nature (1999)
    Maura Tierney, Julie Ivey, Maia Lien, and Meredith Scott Lynn in Forces of Nature (1999)
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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Sarah
    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Ben
    Maura Tierney
    Maura Tierney
    • Bridget
    Steve Zahn
    Steve Zahn
    • Alan
    Blythe Danner
    Blythe Danner
    • Virginia
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • Hadley
    Michael Fairman
    Michael Fairman
    • Richard
    Janet Carroll
    Janet Carroll
    • Barbara
    Richard Schiff
    Richard Schiff
    • Joe
    David Strickland
    David Strickland
    • Steve
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    • Debbie
    George D. Wallace
    George D. Wallace
    • Max
    Steve Hytner
    Steve Hytner
    • Jack
    John Doe
    John Doe
    • Carl
    Jack Kehler
    Jack Kehler
    • Vic
    Anne Haney
    Anne Haney
    • Emma
    Bert Remsen
    Bert Remsen
    • Ned
    Julie Ivey
    Julie Ivey
    • Beth
    • Director
      • Bronwen Hughes
    • Writer
      • Marc Lawrence
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      About a year after the release of the movie, Sandra Bullock actually did survive a plane crash when the corporate jet she was a passenger in skidded off the runway at the Jackson Hole, Wyoming airport. She was not injured in the crash.
    • Goofs
      When Ben and Sarah get off the train they leave all their personal belongings (Ben's laptop, and Sarah's purse and luggage). Later, in the laundromat, Sarah's wallet gets stolen from her handbag, but she'd left all that on the train.
    • Quotes

      Ben Holmes: Quoting Bishop Jeremy Taylor, "Marriage hath in it less of beauty but more of safety, than the single life; it hath more care, but less danger, it is more merry, and more sad; it is fuller of sorrows, and fuller of joys; it lies under more burdens, but it is supported by all the strengths of love and charity, and those burdens are delightful."

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: The Deep End of the Ocean/Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels/Cruel Intentions/Analyze This/Wing Commander (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Take California
      Written by Alex Gifford

      Performed by Propellerheads

      Courtesy of DreamWorks Records, Wall of Sound and Propellerheads

    User reviews210

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    7/10
    Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.
    I cannot imagine anything that would be more fun than taking a road-trip with Sarah Lewis (Sandra Bullock). That is why I really think this film is worth watching. Ben Holmes (Ben Affleck) got something that very few of us ever get to experience - a couple of days with someone who will truly liberate us from our staid conventions and open our eyes to a world that we never knew even existed.

    Working with the developmentally disabled, I have to constantly remember that I cannot say they don't want to live or work or do something until I have exposed them to that opportunity and let them make an informed choice.

    How many times have we made choices without knowing all the opens - or even that there are options. Ben got the opportunity to make an informed choice. I am not saying I would have made his choice, but he knew what he was doing.

    Don't watch this movie looking for a comedy, even though it is funny; don't watch it looking for romance, even though there is plenty to see; but watch it to open your eyes to another world and ask yourself if your world is really what you want.
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    • lastliberal
    • Jul 8, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 19, 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sức Mạnh Thiên Nhiên
    • Filming locations
      • Dillon, South Carolina, USA(South of the border scene)
    • Production companies
      • Dreamworks Pictures
      • Roth-Arnold Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,900,680
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $13,510,728
      • Mar 21, 1999
    • Gross worldwide
      • $93,900,680
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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