Sleepless in Seattle

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Sleepless in Seattle

PG

1993

1h 44m

Romance

Comedy

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After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

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Critics Consensus

Sleepless in Seattle is a cute classic with a very light touch and real chemistry between the two leads -- even when spending an entire movie apart.

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Caroline Siede

AV Club

01/25/2019

Sleepless In Seattle balances romance and realism by giving its central characters two different but equally pragmatic philosophies on love.

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

01/25/2019

"Sleepless in Seattle" (citywide), a real charmer, is a romantic comedy about an ultimate long-distance relationship. Emphasize "romantic." Emphasize "comedy." It delivers both.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/20/2018

Self-consciousness infects Nora Ephron's sweet but perilously thin love story, Sleepless in Seattle...such are the perils of these postmodernist times: even our love stories feed off borrowed emotion.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 5

3/4

Like its protagonists, the picture wants nothing so much as to be loved.

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Tina Kakadelis

Beyond the Cinerama Dome

07/25/2023

Sleepless in Seattle is odd because there is no meet cute until the final scene. Somehow, Norah Ephron has created a world where it makes sense that two strangers are separated by 3,000 miles and still manage to fall in love.

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Molly Haskell

Ladies' Home Journal

08/04/2021

Sleepless in Seattle succeeds as a glorious three-way romantic comedy between men, women and children. It's a valiant valentine to the post-nuclear family.

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Erica

Feb 12

Love this movie! We were so excited this was showing for Valentine’s Day. It made a great date night out!

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Patrick M

02/15/2024

Great classic Rom Com, a few things didn't hold up over time, but overall enjoyable film.

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Natx S

@RT20171919 3h

Such a cute movie. It’s truly a romantic comedy without being corny or overly dramatic. And it’s so weird to me how dating is even relatable 30 years later. I wish I could’ve watched it earlier.

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Jack M.

@RT63174295 Jun 5

Much more of a quest movie than a romance one, this is very well made and enjoyable throughout. You do have to get past the stalking though

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Emerson H.

@RTreviews7282 May 1

I feel sooooo bad for Walter.

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True R.

@Draftgrade Apr 20

Great movie, reminds me of a much better time for Seattle.

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Synopsis

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

Director: Nora Ephron
Producer: Gary Foster
Screenwriter: David S. Ward, Jeff Arch
Distributor: Columbia Tristar
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $125.6M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo