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Serendipity (2001)

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Reviews Counted:128

Fresh:74

Rotten:54

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Light and charming, Serendipity could benefit from less contrivances.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some language and sensuality

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 5, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $49,968,653

Synopsis: New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack)... New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack) claim them simultaneously. And so it begins--Sara and Jonathan go to a little coffee shop, named Serendipity, to decide who gets the gloves. They skate in Central Park. They look at the stars--the Cassiopeia constellation has the same pattern as the freckles on Sara's forearm. She writes her phone number in a book, saying she'll sell it to a random bookstore tomorrow. Jonathan writes his number on a five-dollar bill and she gives it to a street vendor. If destiny means them to be together, the book will find him, and the five-dollar bill will find her. Several years later--in New York--Jonathan is about to marry Hally (Bridget Moynahan). On the West Coast, Lars (John Corbett) proposes to Sara. Both Jonathan and Sara remember their delightful night. Jonathan sets out with friend Dean (Jeremy Piven) to find the book. Sara, with her friend Eve (Molly Shannon), flies to New York looking for Jonathan. Crisp direction from Peter Chelsom, a witty script by Marc Klein, and beautiful performances by John Cusak and Kate Beckinsale, make SERENDIPITY a delightful romantic comedy. [More]

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack, John Corbett, Eugene Levy

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack, John Corbett, Eugene Levy, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, Bridget Moynahan

Director: Peter Chelsom

Director: Peter Chelsom
Screenwriter: Marc Klein
Producer: Simon Fields, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Serendipity
  • Irresistible stars John Cusack (AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, HIGH FIDELITY) and Kate Beckinsale (PEARL HARBOR, BROKEDOWN PALACE) are drawn together and take a chance on love in this critically acclaimed romantic comedy! In the course of one magical evening, Jonathan (Cusack) and Sara (Beckinsale) meet unexpectedly ... then part without expectation when she decides they must let fate determine if they are meant to be together. Years later, they are both engaged to others but cannot give up the dream that -- despite time, distance, and the obstacles that conspire to keep them apart -- they will one day meet again. Also starring Jeremy Piven (THE FAMILY MAN, VERY BAD THINGS) and Molly Shannon (SUPERSTAR, NEVER BEEN KISSED) in a stellar supporting cast -- you're destined to agree with audiences everywhere who fell for the surprising charms of this delightful big-screen romance!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    Reviews for Serendipity

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    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    01/06/02
    Guardian [UK]

    A sugary slab of wish-fulfilment that will have most viewers reaching for the insulin.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    12/23/01
    Andrew Howe
    Andrew Howe
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    N/R

    ... a featherweight romance that manages to make the city of New York into a glorious backdrop.

    Full Review Source: Baseline.Hollywood.com | comment Comment
    12/21/01
    Ted Murphy
    Ted Murphy
    Baseline.Hollywood.com

    Wittily scripted, beautifully played by an excellent cast, and just so darned... nice, this is must-see viewing for the romantics.

    Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
    12/17/01
    Jane Crowther
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    Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
    12/10/01
    Rich Cline
    Rich Cline
    Shadows on the Wall

    Klein’s script is at once too airy-fairy and pandering to deliver the charm.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    12/09/01
    David Noh
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    Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
    11/27/01
    Jules Brenner
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    Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
    11/12/01
    Brian Orndorf
    Brian Orndorf
    Modamag.com

    Despite some frustration with the aspects of broad comedy, I am recommending Serendipity on this basis: it's a great date movie.

    Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
    10/23/01
    Mike McGranaghan
    Mike McGranaghan
    Aisle Seat

    If you've ever seen a romantic comedy you know how it ends.

    Full Review Source: Matt's Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    10/22/01
    Matt Easterbrook
    Matt Easterbrook
    Matt's Movie Reviews

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

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    10/18/01
    Andrew Sarris
    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.

    Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
    10/18/01
    Rex Reed
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    Superficial and predictable.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    10/16/01
    Dennis Schwartz
    Dennis Schwartz
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    If you're willing to take a trip to Romantic Comedyland...

    Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
    10/15/01
    Carlo Cavagna
    Carlo Cavagna
    AboutFilm.com

    Why they are not happy in their committed relationships, why they yearn for a phantom they met many, many years ago, is not explained.

    Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment Comment
    10/15/01
    Victoria Alexander
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    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/15/01
    Greg Muskewitz
    Greg Muskewitz
    eFilmCritic.com

    There is an entertaining lightness to the frantic efforts of these two lovers to re-connect. Of course, the joke is on them for the real matchmaker is fate/destiny/God.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    10/13/01
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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    10/12/01
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    Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Ebert & Roeper

    Serendipity may be calculated, but the good news is that all that hard work never prevents it from being genuinely charming.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    10/12/01
    Charles Taylor
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