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:

true love | multiple outcomes | bare chested male | 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

Taxi Driver: What if she never came back?
Ian Wyndham: What sort of a question is that?
Taxi Driver: Well, go on, picture it. You wave goodbye at the airport, she gets on the airplane, you never see her again... could you live with that?
Ian Wyndham: No... No, I couldn't.
Taxi Driver: Well, then you know what to do. Appreciate her and what you have. Just love her.

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Connections

References Dr. Phil (2002)

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Soundtracks

I'm Yours
Written, Arranged and Produced by Paul Englishby

User Reviews

IF only this would have been a good movie...

OK, I am biased on this one. Forced by the wife into searching a romantic movie, I found this one and was glad to see it was an indie flick about some people said it was good. In my book, indie implies at least novelty.

Alas, it was not to be. This movie is as full of clichés as all the other movies called If Only. I mean, not even the title is original for crying out loud! A love affair between a Brit and an American girl which has no humour, nothing really standing out (and I mean both music and acting), with a title that says it all (yet another movie about going back on a particular moment and trying to change it)

And no, not even the wife liked it. Could it be that this film was produced by Hewitt because it was the only way she could be cast into a movie or allowed to sing?