What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?
After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?
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Character
Earnest, effortless, resolved and spare.
- earnestironic
- effortlessdemanding
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
106 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Meg RyanAnnie Reed
- Tom HanksSam Baldwin
- Ross MalingerJonah Baldwin
- Bill PullmanWalter
- Rosie O'DonnellBecky
- Barbara GarrickVictoria
- Rob ReinerJay
- Gaby HoffmannJessica
- Rita WilsonSuzy
- Victor GarberGreg
Crew
- Nora EphronDirector
- Jeff ArchScreenplay
- Nora EphronScreenplay
- David S. WardScreenplay
- Sven NykvistDirector of Photography
- Marc ShaimanOriginal Music Composer
- Robert M. ReitanoEditor
- Gary FosterProducer
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