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You've Got Mail

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You've Got Mail (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 75

Fresh: 51

Rotten:24

Average Rating: 6.2/10

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

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's... Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Meg Ryan. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton, Dave Chappelle, Steve Zahn, Dabney Coleman, Michael Badalucco

Director: Nora Ephron

Director: Nora Ephron
Screenwriter: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Nora Ephron
Composer: George Fenton

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Release:

May 4, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Widescreen Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Dual Layered

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Nora Ephron - Director
  • - Lauren Shuler-Donner - Producer
  • Production Notes
  • Trailers - Theatrical (12)
  • Isolated Music Score
  • Documentary - "HBO First Look: A Conversation with Nora Ephron"
  • Production Call Sheets
  • Scenes From The Classic Films That Inspired The Re-make

Interactive Features:

  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Map Tour "Discover New York's Upper West Side"

Reviews for You've Got Mail

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It's a romantic comedy. Anything can happen.

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01/29/08
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Mail may not be as romantic as Sleepless, but it's wittier.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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You've Got Mail is not as saccharine as I expected, but the sugar-coated love story offers us nothing new or original.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews
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There's no denying the on-screen chemistry between Hanks and Ryan, but still it never really seems to spark as much as it did in Sleepless in Seattle.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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10/07/04
Dragan Antulov
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N/R

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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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There is something marvelously contrived about this classic situation: two attractive and incongruous characters who don't know what we know:They belong with each, and when the heck will they get together?

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Jim Shelby
Palo Alto Weekly
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You've Got Mail is probably not as engaging as Sleepless, with which it will inevitably be compared, but it has its moments.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
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It's a good date movie, and I recommend it. But don't forget to rent The Shop Around the Corner.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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This film enchanted me, and even if it did work for me slightly better as a comedy than as a romance, it's still a great comedy -- and Ryan and Hanks are teriffic.

Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
11/07/02
James Rocchi
Netflix
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A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Yes, You've Got Mail isn't strikingly profound or groundbreaking, but it's one of these movies that just make you feel real good.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
07/12/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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Every time You've Got Mail is about to choke on its own cleverness, it's resuscitated by its extremely likable -- oh heck, let's just call them lovable -- stars.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
06/18/02
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's screenplay is adequately warm and funny, and the characters sufficiently charming, to draw audiences in to the unlikely but ultimately engaging love affair.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine
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Um filme carente de atrativos como os que fizeram de 'Sintonia de Amor' uma pequena obra-prima entre as comédias românticas.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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You've Got Mail has much in common with Sleepless in Seattle but ultimately pales by comparison.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
03/05/02
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Sight and Sound
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This slick and entertaining film scores some salient points about the mixed attractions of online dating and the perils of modern relationships.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/03/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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You've Got Mail is a relentlessly practical movie, big business versus little business, strangers touching over the internet versus real life volatility.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
06/14/01
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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