The Night We Never Met

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The Night We Never Met

R

Released Apr 30, 1993

1h 39m

Comedy

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8 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

Frustrated with his inconsiderate roommates, Sam (Matthew Broderick) takes turns occupying an apartment with Brian (Kevin Anderson), a sloppy husband-to-be, and Ellen (Annabella Sciorra), an aspiring painter. Although Sam and Ellen never meet in person, they fall for each other through romantic gestures left during their individual days in the apartment. But when Sam and Brian swap days without telling Ellen, her confusion threatens her relationship with Sam before it can truly begin.

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Louis Black

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Dennis Schwartz

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I think it works for a New York dating age audience better than it does for out of towners.

Rated: B-

Sep 13, 2015

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 1/5

Jun 19, 2005

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Linda Cook

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2004

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Odd romantic comedy. Not great, but watchable.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 7, 2002

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Steve Rhodes

Internet Reviews

Even if the movie frequently approximates a television sitcom, it never ceases to charm.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 4, 2002

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Steve D

It works far better than it should given its premise.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Slow but if your patient the movie strikes the right notes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Frances H

Good idea but the plot gets a bit lost along the way, as far as keeping the audience's interest is concerned.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/26/15

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Audience Member

nothing great-just average at best.few laughs and a unamusingly dull plot highlight this LETDOWN of a could've been good movie. NO desire to see it again.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

entertaining and funny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

It's the worst person (Brian McVeigh) in the movie who ends up being the most likable... and most tolerable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Warren Leight

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Synopsis

Frustrated with his inconsiderate roommates, Sam (Matthew Broderick) takes turns occupying an apartment with Brian (Kevin Anderson), a sloppy husband-to-be, and Ellen (Annabella Sciorra), an aspiring painter. Although Sam and Ellen never meet in person, they fall for each other through romantic gestures left during their individual days in the apartment. But when Sam and Brian swap days without telling Ellen, her confusion threatens her relationship with Sam before it can truly begin.

Director: Warren Leight
Producer: Michael Peyser
Production Co: Miramax, Tribeca Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 1993, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4M
Runtime: 1h 39m
Sound Mix: Surround

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