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      Sweet Home Alabama

      2002, Romance/Comedy, 1h 48m

      160 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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      Reese Witherspoon is charming enough, but the road to Alabama is well-traveled. Read critic reviews

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      New York fashion designer Melanie (Reese Witherspoon) suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake (Josh Lucas), the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past, only to discover that you can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl.

      • Rating: PG-13 (Some Sexual References|Some Language)

      • Genre: Romance, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Andy Tennant

      • Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Stokely Chaffin

      • Writer: Douglas J. Eboch, C. Jay Cox

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $127.2M

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      • Distributor: Touchstone Pictures

      • Production Co: Original Film, Pigeon Creek Films

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      • May 18, 2012

        funny little film but not one to watch over and over again

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      • Dec 02, 2011

        Terrible romantic comedy, it was cliche, boring, and a all around terrible film that I hope I will never have to watch again.

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      • Oct 07, 2011

        The plot is going nowhere, good acting cannot save the rotten idea.

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      • Aug 15, 2011

        Terrible romantic comedy, it was cliche, boring, and a all around terrible film that I hope I will never have to watch again.

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