If Only (2004)

It takes a tragedy to teach the young businessman Ian to put love ahead of work and open up to his musician girlfriend Samantha.

Director:

Gil Junger

Writer:

Christina Welsh

Stars:

Jennifer Love Hewitt, Paul Nicholls, Tom Wilkinson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Love Hewitt	...	Samantha Andrews
Paul Nicholls	...	Ian Wyndham
Tom Wilkinson	...	Taxi Driver
Diana Hardcastle	...	Claire
Lucy Davenport	...	Lottie
Roy Sampson	...	Dunbar
Kevin Moore	...	Hotel Employee
Neville Phillips	...	Concert MC
Ben Ridgeway	...	Teenage Boy
Teo-Wa Vuong	...	Enniko
Terence Harvey	...	Trahem
Al Wilde	...	Oliver
Danny Babington	...	Nigel
Stewart Wright	...	Mike
Graham Turner	...	Richard

Storyline

After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham, living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.

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Plot Keywords:

bare chested male | true love | multiple outcomes | personal growth | death of girlfriend | 

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Taglines:

His love for her forced fate to change.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual material

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 July 2004 (Lebanon)

Also Known As:

Antes que Termine o Dia

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Intermedia Films, Outlaw Productions (I), Love Spell Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Love Hewitt wrote the two songs she performs in the movie.

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Quotes

Ian Wyndham: I Love you.
Samantha Andrews: Ooh I Love you too.
Ian Wyndham: I wanna tell you why I love you.
Samantha Andrews: It's... It's raining, you know that right.
Ian Wyndham: I have to tell you this and you need to hear it. I loved you since I met you, but I wouldn't allow myself to truly feel it until today. I was always thinking ahead, making decisions soaked with fear... Today, because of you... what I learned from you; every choice I made was different and my life has completely changed... and I've learned that if you do that, then you're living your life ...
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Connections

References A Clockwork Orange (1971)

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Soundtracks

Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op. 21
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Homage to 'Run Lola Run'???

This movie has some seriously cheesy cringe-worthy moments. In particular, the concert performance made me want to gag, though JLH herself was impressive... it was just a ridiculous scene added to the story to highlight JLH's musical talent... and it put this movie into Soap Opera category! (As in US soap, not UK soap... I don't think you'd see Paul Nichols performing in a concert hall on EastEnders as Joe Wicks, would you?) It is a nice cute movie though, and I admit it made me cry some tears at the end. The acting was very good, I thought. The one thing I can't believe nobody is commenting on, though, was the total rip-off of the German movie "Run Lola Run"! Well, maybe it was an homage to that brilliant movie. They even practically copied the RLR soundtrack in the scene when Ian was running to Lotte's flat! I do like such movies like this where people get a second chance to change things, so though it can't touch Run Lola Run, it's definitely a nice TV movie to watch and think about.