Film

You've Got Mail 1998

Directed by Nora Ephron

  • Comedy, Romance
  • 119 min
  • PG

Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life.

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

ComedyRomancebookshopbusinessmananonymous letterromcomfalling in lovemanhattan, new york cityclass conflictonline datingwoman directorchristmasonline relationshipinternet romance

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