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Dear John

  • 2010
  • 12
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
156K
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Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
A romantic drama about a soldier (Tatum) who falls for a co-ed (Seyfried) while he's home on leave. Their relationship is tested in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, an event that causes him to re-enlist for service.
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A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.A romantic drama about a soldier who falls for a conservative college student while he's home on leave.

  • Director
    • Lasse Hallström
  • Writers
    • Jamie Linden
    • Nicholas Sparks
  • Stars
    • Channing Tatum
    • Amanda Seyfried
    • Richard Jenkins
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    156K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Jamie Linden
      • Nicholas Sparks
    • Stars
      • Channing Tatum
      • Amanda Seyfried
      • Richard Jenkins
    • 261User reviews
    • 158Critic reviews
    • 43Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 8 nominations

    Videos21

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    "I Promise" from Dear John
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    Dear John: I'm Not Scared Of You (Portuguese/Brazil Subtitled)
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    Scott Porter in Dear John (2010)
    Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
    Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
    Amanda Seyfried and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
    Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, and R. Braeden Reed in Dear John (2010)
    Richard Jenkins and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
    Richard Jenkins and Amanda Seyfried in Dear John (2010)
    Henry Thomas and R. Braeden Reed in Dear John (2010)
    Lasse Hallström in Dear John (2010)
    Lasse Hallström in Dear John (2010)
    Lasse Hallström and Channing Tatum in Dear John (2010)
    Amanda Seyfried in Dear John (2010)

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    Channing Tatum
    Channing Tatum
    • John Tyree
    Amanda Seyfried
    Amanda Seyfried
    • Savannah Curtis
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Mr. Tyree
    Henry Thomas
    Henry Thomas
    • Tim
    D.J. Cotrona
    D.J. Cotrona
    • Noodles
    Cullen Moss
    Cullen Moss
    • Rooster (Dan Rooney)
    Gavin McCulley
    Gavin McCulley
    • Starks
    Jose Lucena Jr.
    Jose Lucena Jr.
    • Berry
    • (as Jose Lucena)
    Keith D. Robinson
    Keith D. Robinson
    • Captain Stone
    • (as Keith Robinson)
    Scott Porter
    Scott Porter
    • Randy
    Leslea Fisher
    Leslea Fisher
    • Susan
    William Howard
    William Howard
    • Daniels
    David Andrews
    David Andrews
    • Mr. Curtis
    Mary Rachel Quinn
    Mary Rachel Quinn
    • Mrs. Curtis
    • (as Mary Rachel Dudley)
    Bryce Hayes
    • Yellow Shirt
    R. Braeden Reed
    • 6 Years Old Alan
    Luke Benward
    Luke Benward
    • 14 Years Old Alan
    Tom Stearns
    • Coin Dealer #1
    • Director
      • Lasse Hallström
    • Writers
      • Jamie Linden
      • Nicholas Sparks
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      "Dear John" is slang for a breakup letter.
    • Goofs
      When John is in Hungary when he hears about 09/11 (as indicated by the signs on/near the coffee shop: Tigris Kavehaz, Muvesz...), and the TV news are in Serbian (even using Cyrillic - not Latin - script). This scene is not necessarily a mistake. Although not well explained in the movie, in the book John was stationed in Kosovo. He could simply have been standing outside a Hungarian-style coffee shop there, which explains the Hungarian language on the store front. Serbian is recognized as an official language of Kosovo, which explains the TV news being in Serbian.
    • Quotes

      John Tyree: No matter where you are in the world,the moon is never bigger than your thumb.

    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: Dear John, The Squeakquel and Bad Lieutenant (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Amber
      Written by Nick Hexum

      Performed by 311

      Courtesy of Volcano Entertainment III, LLC and The RCA/Jive Label Group, a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

      By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

    User reviews261

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    Featured review
    6/10
    Disappointing and not what I expected.
    I was really looking forward to watching this movie - although, my expectations were not very high - but it turned out to be worse than I expected. I knew Channing Tatum was not the greatest actor - although, he is gorgeous - so I wasn't expecting very good acting. It was decent but I just didn't feel the chemistry between the two actors. The "twist" which I won't mention was where I thought the movie went completely downhill. It was very poorly executed and if you've seen the movie, you'll probably agree. Throughout, the movie was very slow- moving and not very exciting but there were a couple emotional parts! So far, the only people I've asked that did like the movie, seem to be the younger ones (12-15).

    This movie is definitely NOT comparable to "The Notebook" like some people have been saying. It was nothing special, so I wouldn't watch it again, but I'd say it's good for a chick flick night. Another one of those movies like that looked SO much better on the commercials.
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    • Feb 6, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 11, 2010 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Thư Tình Nơi Chiến Trận
    • Filming locations
      • Oak Island, North Carolina, USA
    • Production companies
      • Screen Gems
      • Relativity Media
      • Temple Hill Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $80,014,842
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,468,614
      • Feb 7, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $114,984,666
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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