Sleepless in Seattle

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Sleepless in Seattle

PG

Released Jun 25, 1993

1h 44m

Romance

Comedy

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After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

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Critics Consensus

Sleepless in Seattle is a cute classic with a very light touch and real chemistry between the two leads -- even when spending an entire movie apart.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

Sleepless In Seattle balances romance and realism by giving its central characters two different but equally pragmatic philosophies on love.

Jan 25, 2019

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

"Sleepless in Seattle" (citywide), a real charmer, is a romantic comedy about an ultimate long-distance relationship. Emphasize "romantic." Emphasize "comedy." It delivers both.

Jan 25, 2019

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Self-consciousness infects Nora Ephron's sweet but perilously thin love story, Sleepless in Seattle...such are the perils of these postmodernist times: even our love stories feed off borrowed emotion.

Mar 20, 2018

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

Sleepless in Seattle is odd because there is no meet cute until the final scene. Somehow, Norah Ephron has created a world where it makes sense that two strangers are separated by 3,000 miles and still manage to fall in love.

Jul 25, 2023

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Zita Short

InSession Film

Sleepless in Seattle fully embraces romantic melodrama and Ephron cleverly exploits the insane chemistry that Hanks and Ryan share. Its greatness is undisputed and the list just wouldn’t be complete without it.

Feb 1, 2023

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Molly Haskell

Ladies' Home Journal

Sleepless in Seattle succeeds as a glorious three-way romantic comedy between men, women and children. It's a valiant valentine to the post-nuclear family.

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Patrick M

Great classic Rom Com, a few things didn't hold up over time, but overall enjoyable film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Blu B

It's Good Enough. It's cliche as hell at times. with lazy dialouge and lazy moments in others, but in the second half it finds it's rhythm and some genuine sincerity and tightens things up enough to make up for the not so special first half. Kate Hudson is solid and the best thing in this. When she's trolling Matt is the best moments and her little devil horns come out is quite charming. This gets in trouble in the middle when it feels like stuff just happens, very cliche stuff that isn't organized in a very sharp fashion that drive each other nuts. The music can get very lazy and is the same rom com soundtrack that you've heard in every Rom Com the past 30 years for first half too. M.M. is just alright in this and really can't match Hudson's charm and energy consistently but he does have his moments and isn't bad overall. Everyone else is super forgetable though the film makes no serious attempt to flesh any of them out. Overall the acting is decent, the soundtrack is good overall thanks to a big improvement in the second half with tracks that are more unique and have dientity to them, and some geniunely charming scenes in the second half. When they play B.S. and driving together is way more charming than the Knicks game or playing cards and has sincereity that is sorely lacking in the first half. Cinematography isn't bad again the first half is very forgettable but the second helps. the direction is pretty basic though. The editing isn't bad and the second half gives this a solid pacing overall. It just tightens up and finds a rhythm even if that rhythm is hitting the cliche genre moments. It does so in a good way. If your a fan of any actors in this, the director, or RomComs I think you'll like this. It's pretty harmless stuff along the lines of something like while you were Sleeping but it hits it's cliches well in the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Bahad j

There is no way not to praise each other's actors in this film. Really great acting. Of course, the main character was the best.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/24

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Gnr E

Such a heartbreaking love story. Its made me cry

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Mission accomplished team. So cute and heart touched movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Gertrude F

Oh my god! That was GOOD. best Rom-Com I've watched so far.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/29/24

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Synopsis

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

Director: Nora Ephron
Producer: Gary Foster
Screenwriter: Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch
Distributor: Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.6M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo

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