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Serendipity (2001)

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58

Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 130
Fresh: 76 | Rotten: 54

Light and charming, Serendipity could benefit from less contrivances.

61

Average Rating: 5.8/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 20 | Rotten: 13

Light and charming, Serendipity could benefit from less contrivances.

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79

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Average Rating: 3.4/5
User Ratings: 205,718

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After the long-delayed Town and Country, director Peter Chelsom turns in his second 2001 effort with this love-at-first-sight romantic comedy that revolves around fate, destiny, and chance. Jonathan (John Cusack) and Sara (Kate Beckinsale) are two New Yorkers already in relationships when they meet one another, each reaching for the last pair of cashmere gloves at a department store. Over coffee, they strike up an intimate conversation, and Jonathan thinks they should see each other again.

PG-13,

Comedy, Romance

Marc Klein

Apr 9, 2002

$50.0M

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Critic Reviews for Serendipity

All Critics (155) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (77) | Rotten (54) | DVD (25)

A movie I found myself liking more than perhaps I should.

October 18, 2001 Full Review Source: New York Observer
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Fluffy and innocuous as Cool Whip, it is nonetheless uplifting, romantic and delightful, further enhancing the world's enduring love affair with the Big Apple.

October 18, 2001 Full Review Source: New York Observer
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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Serendipity may be calculated, but the good news is that all that hard work never prevents it from being genuinely charming.

October 12, 2001 Full Review Source: Salon.com
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
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So stringently a 'romantic comedy,' you could review it with a pie chart.

October 10, 2001 Full Review Source: CNN.com
Paul Tatara
CNN.com
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Insipid, by-the-numbers romance.

October 6, 2001
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Lightweight romance may appeal to teens.

December 28, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Common Sense Media

The goofiest movie Nora Ephron never wrote.

September 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

...so empty, so derivative

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A química entre Cusack e Beckinsale é eficaz - pena que, durante a maior parte do tempo, os dois sejam mantidos separados pelo fraco e previsível roteiro de Marc Klein.

July 9, 2003
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I can't get over the complete reliance on fate even if it is what the movie is all about.

April 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Movie Views
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views Source: Movie Views

Serendipity director Peter Chelsom gives us charm instead of plot, romance instead of logic.

December 19, 2002
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)
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i like this movie, unlike a lot of other romcoms that ive religiously watched with the vain hope of it being good and finally saying its a romcom to be proud of, this movie is disappointing its sweet and i love kate beckinsale regardless of a shit movie!
Its enjoyable and amusing and worth a watch for those who love romcoms and who have lost faith in all romcoms out there!
September 18, 2007
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I'm generally not a chick flick/romantic movie type of guy. However, I LOVE "Serendipity". This is my favorite romance movie. I love the premise, I love the performances, I love the music, I really love everything about it. It's the story of Johnathon(John Cusack) and Sara(Kate Beckinsale). They meet one night by chance and have a great time. But Sara worries that they aren't meant to be, so she comes up with a plan. She writes her name and phone number in a book, and he writes his name and phone number on a 5 dollar bill. If they ever find the other, they will call each other and know it was meant to be. Years pass and both have moved on with their lives. Johnathon is about to get married and Sara has just gotten engaged. However both want desperately to find the other, to know for sure if they were meant to be. My favorite character in the movie is Dean(Jeremy Piven), Johnathon's best friend. Piven is one of my favorite actors, and brought a lot to the role. Every time I see this movie on tv, I stop and watch it. It's just such a fantastic movie. If you've never seen it, what is wrong with you? Go get a copy and sit back, and just fall in love. If you have seen it, well look for it again and be reminded of how great of a movie this really is.
December 26, 2011
Everett Johnson
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