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Overview
Tagline:
What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?Plot:
A recently-widowed man's son calls a radio talk show in an attempt to find his father a partner. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
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Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(16 articles)
Del Toro Hates Romance (From WENN. 13 June 2008, 5:20 AM, PDT)
O'Donnell: "I Used To Drink and Drive" (From WENN. 9 May 2007)
User Comments:
I enjoyed it for its characters and performances, and was thankful for what wasn't there. moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. Aug. 3 | 8:15 AM | TNT |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Tom Hanks | ... | Sam Baldwin | |
| Meg Ryan | ... | Annie Reed | |
| Bill Pullman | ... | Walter | |
| Ross Malinger | ... | Jonah Baldwin | |
| Rosie O'Donnell | ... | Becky | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Jessica | |
| Victor Garber | ... | Greg | |
| Rita Wilson | ... | Suzy | |
| Barbara Garrick | ... | Victoria | |
| Carey Lowell | ... | Maggie Abbott Baldwin | |
| David Hyde Pierce | ... | Dennis Reed | |
| Dana Ivey | ... | Claire Bennett | |
| Rob Reiner | ... | Jay | |
| Tom Riis Farrell | ... | Rob | |
| Le Clanché du Rand | ... | Barbara Reed |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Algo para recordar (Spain) (Spain: Castilian title) (dubbed version) [es]Sömnlös i Seattle (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Schlaflos in Seattle (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Sintonía de amor (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Sintonia de Amor (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Alguna cosa per recordar (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
Bezsennosc w Seattle (Poland) [pl]
Insonnia d'amore (Italy) [it]
Magie du destin, La (Canada: French title) [fr]
Nuits blanches à Seattle (France) [fr]
Romanca v Seattlu (Slovenia) [sl]
Søvnløs i Seattle (Norway) [no]
Uneton Seattlessa (Finland) [fi]
Unetus Seattle'is (Estonia) [et]
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
105 min | Turkey:93 min (TV version)Country:
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG (certificate #32238) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Germany:6 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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Parker Posey was originally cast in the movie but later cut. She appeared with 'Meg Ryan' and Tom Hanks years later in You've Got Mail (1998) moreGoofs:
Factual errors: While Annie and Walter are standing in front of the display window at Tiffany's, the globe in the display window is not turning in the proper direction. moreQuotes:
Doctor Marcia Fieldstone: People who truly loved once are far more likely to love again. Sam, do you think there's someone out there you could love as much as your wife?Sam Baldwin: Well, Dr. Marcia Fieldstone, that's hard to imagine.
Doctor Marcia Fieldstone: What are you going to do?
Sam Baldwin: Well, I'm gonna get out of bed every morning... breath in and out all day long. Then, after a while I won't have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breath in and out... and, then after a while, I won't have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while.
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This is a movie with characters and performances which are appealing, and it is an old-fashioned, feel-good love story. The film also has a bit of sadness in its early part, thankfully not overdone. The five lead characters and the performances by their actors (Hanks, Ryan, Malinger, Pullman and O'Donnell) are all engaging.
The primary members of the support cast are also excellent (David Pierce, Annie's brother; Garber and Wilson as Sam's brother-in-law and sister; Reiner as his colleague/friend; young Gaby Hoffman; and Barbara Garrick as Sam's brief girlfriend).
The story, juxtaposed with the classic Grant/Kerr predecessor, could have provided an excessive gimmick, but here it worked well. And I was grateful for some things I didn't find in this flick. Although I watched the program like everyone else, I found Rob Reiner's character, acting and presence in "All in the Family" to be obnoxious and annoying, ALL THE TIME, and watched the program in spite of his presence. And I have found Rosie O'Donnell's presence to be the epitomé of ANNOYING in every respect, every time I've observed her, previously. But in this film, I enjoyed both of their performances completely. Children in movies can also be an irritating presence, but Malinger and Hoffman were delightful as son Jonah, and his little neighbor/friend. Barbara Garrick, with a supporting role here (as in "The Firm") is an appealing actress, for whom one would wish more prominent roles.
Tom Hanks is one of the foremost actors of our time, but even he can go a smidgen too far in a characterization (I thought he did so in both "Forrest Gump" and "Philadelphia"). But he certainly didn't here. Watch, enjoy, and feel good.