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Sweet Home Alabama

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
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ComedyRomance
A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.A young woman who has reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband after seven years of separation.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
116K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,344
244
    • Andy Tennant
    • Douglas J. Eboch(story)
    • C. Jay Cox(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Patrick Dempsey
    • Josh Lucas
    • Andy Tennant
    • Douglas J. Eboch(story)
    • C. Jay Cox(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Reese Witherspoon
    • Patrick Dempsey
    • Josh Lucas
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    • 440User reviews
    • 74Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
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    Candice Bergen, Reese Witherspoon, and Patrick Dempsey in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Reese Witherspoon and Jean Smart in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place, and Fred Ward in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Reese Witherspoon in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    (l to r) Nathan Lee Graham, Reese Witherspoon, and Rhona Mitra
    Reese Witherspoon and Nathan Lee Graham in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Reese Witherspoon and Josh Lucas in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
    Patrick Dempsey in Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
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    Reese Witherspoon
    Reese Witherspoon
    • Melanie Smooter
    Patrick Dempsey
    Patrick Dempsey
    • Andrew Hennings
    Josh Lucas
    Josh Lucas
    • Jake Perry
    Candice Bergen
    Candice Bergen
    • Mayor Kate Hennings
    Mary Kay Place
    Mary Kay Place
    • Pearl Smooter
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    • Earl Smooter
    Jean Smart
    Jean Smart
    • Stella Kay Perry
    Ethan Embry
    Ethan Embry
    • Bobby Ray
    Melanie Lynskey
    Melanie Lynskey
    • Lurlynn
    Courtney Gains
    Courtney Gains
    • Sheriff Wade
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    Mary Lynn Rajskub
    • Dorothea
    Rhona Mitra
    Rhona Mitra
    • Tabatha Wadmore-Smith
    Nathan Lee Graham
    Nathan Lee Graham
    • Frederick Montana
    Sean Bridgers
    Sean Bridgers
    • Eldon
    Fleet Cooper
    Fleet Cooper
    • Clinton
    Kevin Sussman
    Kevin Sussman
    • Barry Lowenstein
    Thomas Curtis
    • Young Jake
    Dakota Fanning
    Dakota Fanning
    • Young Melanie
      • Andy Tennant
      • Douglas J. Eboch(story)
      • C. Jay Cox(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This was first film to shoot in New York City after the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center.
    • Goofs
      At the reception at the end of the movie, Mel's dress is clean and dry. On the beach just before, it was dirty and wet from the storm and sand.
    • Quotes

      Melanie Carmichael: The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits some photos are shown with the cast. In a sequence of them Melanie's parents are "scared" by a punk with a pierced tongue, Mel's co-worker from the beginning of the movie, who comments on her accent when she dreams.
    • Connections
      Featured in 2011 MTV Movie Awards (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Bring on the Day
      Written by Amy Powers and CJ Vanston

      Produced by CJ Vanston

      Performed by Charlotte Martin

      Courtesy of The RCA Records Label

    User reviews440

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    I surrender
    I'm no historian on the subject of the American Civil War, but, in spite of its flaws, I surrender to 'Sweet Home Alabama'because of the charm of Reese Witherspoon. She is such a good actress that you do begin to wonder what she is doing in a fluffy romantic comedy like this, especially as it is definitely not as good as 'Legally Blonde'. But I'm glad she is in it, because it is just like an old-fashioned studio 'vehicle', tailored to suit her upcoming stardom. Once you adjust to the slowish pace, the movie is worth staying with, in spite of its predictability. I mean, how many romantic comedies aren't predictable? There is a good supporting cast. I especially liked her parents, who really felt as if they were actually the characters they portrayed. Josh Lucas, who impressed in 'A Beautiful Mind' is a good match for Reese's character, and he helps play down the sugar-sweetness with a grittier performance than is usual in such films. This isn't great, but definitely watchable, with Reese Witherspoon now confirmed as the biggest threat to Julia Roberts' throne as chief actress in Hollywood. Kirsten Dunst is only just around the corner, though...
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    • Release date
      • September 27, 2002 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Eufaula, Alabama, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Original Film
      • D&D Films
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    • 1 hour 48 minutes
      • Color
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS

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