You've Got Mail

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You've Got Mail

PG

Released Dec 18, 1998

1h 59m

Romance

Comedy

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Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate Foxbooks chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, they begin an intense and anonymous Internet romance, oblivious of each other's true identity. Eventually Joe learns that the enchanting woman he's involved with is actually his business rival. He must now struggle to reconcile his real-life dislike for her with the cyber love he's come to feel.

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Critics Consensus

Great chemistry between the leads made this a warm and charming delight.

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Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

The coincidences that make the destined lovers' paths cross aren't contrived with much finesse, but the characters get in some decidedly clever lines.

May 27, 2011

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Predictable-but-sweet romantic comedy.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 29, 2010

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

The clumsily loaded characterisation not only treats almost every other figure as dispensable, but doesn't even bother to make Meg and Tom properly sympathetic.

Feb 9, 2006

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Laura Bradley

The Daily Beast

As I’ve gotten older, my affection for the story still lingers.

Dec 5, 2022

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Hanif Abdurraqib

4Columns

The most worthwhile tension in You've Got Mail lies in the simple but pure ecstasy of receiving an email from a person you are excited about. Long live the parts of the film that refurbish the excitement of our sometimes-misguided yearnings.

Oct 2, 2020

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

What Nora and Delia Ephron do is update The Shop Around the Corner for the digital era. Or at least how the era looked in the mid-1990s.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 9, 2020

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Fabrícia F

Um romance divertido, poético e espirituoso. Nesta comédia, o amor chega de forma surpreendente na vida de seus protagonistas, causando uma série de mudanças surpreendentes na corrida do amor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/14/24

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Nara A

One of those movies, you can watch over and over again.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Faiz D

Predictable story line, similar to Sleepless in Seattle, but still a good movie to watch thanks to the amazing performances from Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Neal S

It is an absolutely adorable movie. The best thing about the movie (aside from Tom, Meg, and the gang) is that it is so dated and no one cares. It’s the movie that you run across, start watching…an hour later the credits are rolling.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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Sasha T

Was it dragged on for a bit too long? Maybe. But it made the movie. I liked the elements of the story, and I thought this was a very cute rom-com. One of my favorites. Their chemistry is phenomenal, and I do like the predictability.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Emma L

I thought this was a very cute rom com that had good story telling elements. Although I was born before its creation, the story line still resonated with me. I did think that a couple of references when over my head and didn't age well. The movie romanticizes a pre 2000's New York city and late stage capitalism through a "will they won't they" love story between Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I'm in love with the soundtrack and currently listening to it on Spotify.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/11/24

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Synopsis

Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate Foxbooks chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, they begin an intense and anonymous Internet romance, oblivious of each other's true identity. Eventually Joe learns that the enchanting woman he's involved with is actually his business rival. He must now struggle to reconcile his real-life dislike for her with the cyber love he's come to feel.

Director: Nora Ephron
Producer: Nora Ephron, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: Miklós László, Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 18, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $115.7M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital

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