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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 45
Fresh: 32 | Rotten: 13

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Critic Reviews: 11
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 5

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Movie Info

Sleepless in Seattle, the sophomore directorial effort from Nora Ephron, is a light romantic comedy inspired by the 1957 film An Affair to Remember. Tom Hanks stars as widower and single father Sam. When Sam's son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), calls into a talk radio program looking for a new mother, Sam ends up getting on the phone and laments about his lost love. Thousands of miles away, Annie (Meg Ryan) hears the program and immediately falls in love with Sam, despite the fact that she has never

PG, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Directed By: Nora Ephron

Written By: Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch

In Theaters: Jun 25, 1993 Wide

On DVD: Jun 26, 1997

TriStar Pictures

Sleepless in Seattle Trailer & Photos

Cast

Tom Hanks
Sam Baldwin
Meg Ryan
Annie Reed
Bill Pullman
Walter
Ross Malinger
Jonah Baldwin
Rosie O'Donnell
Becky
Gaby Hoffmann
Jessica
Victor Garber
Greg
Rita Wilson
Suzy
Barbara Garrick
Victoria
Carey Lowell
Maggie Baldwin
Rob Reiner
Jay
Caroline Aaron
Dr. Marcia Fieldstone
Sidney Armus
Information Booth Man
Michael Badalucco
New York Taxi Dispatche...
Frances Conroy
Irene Reed
Le Chance DuRand
Barbara Reed
Tom Riis Farrell
Rob
Dana Ivey
Claire
Philip Levy
Taxi Driver
Brian McConnachie
Bob
Victor Morris
Seattle Maitre D'
Kevin O'Morrison
Cliff Reed
David Hyde Pierce
Dennis Reed
La Tanya Richardson
Harriet
Diane Sokolow
Tiffany Saleswoman
Sarah Trigger
Linda Wallem
Loretta
Tom McGowan
Keith
John Boylan
Elevator Man
Hannah Cox
Jessica's Mother
Julie Janney
Cynthia
Rich Hawkins
Jessica's Father
Juliet Taylor
Jeff Mazzola
New York Taxi Dispatche...
Tom Tammi
Harold Reed
Calvin Trillin
Uncle Milton
Donald J Lee Jr
Seattle Detective
Matt Smith
Mailman

Critic Reviews for Sleepless in Seattle

All Critics (45) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (33) | Rotten (13) | DVD (15)

Mostly, Sleepless in Seattle leaves you feeling restless in the audience.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Richard Schickel

TIME Magazine

Top Critic

If one can ignore all the straining for lightness here, this is watchable enough, though hardly anything resembling a tearjerker.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

Ephron and fellow writers Jeff Arch and David S. Ward have conspired to make Sleepless in Seattle as purposefully schmaltzy as one can imagine, in a manner that's almost cynical.

July 22, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety

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Brian Lowry

Variety

Top Critic

It's easily the hippest, frankest and funniest date movie around.

August 26, 2006 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

Top Critic

Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle is a feather-light romantic comedy about two lovers who meet for the first time in the last reel. It's a stunt, but it's a stunt that works far more effectively than anybody in his right mind has reason to expect.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

Top Critic

A quick check of the exiting audience found many smiling -- and still clutching tissues.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Joe Brown

Washington Post

Top Critic

A fairy tale that even teens can enjoy.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Common Sense Media Editors

Common Sense Media

A romantic treat.

February 2, 2009 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

So overrated.

December 9, 2007 Comments (2)

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Like most of Ephron's work, this one is shallow and contrived, but it stars two of America's most likable stars, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks.

February 8, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

Sure it's contrived, but what a great romantic weeper.

March 31, 2006 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

The schmaltzy soundtrack is overdone, but cameraman Sven Nykvist wraps it all up in an appropriately warm glow.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Time Out

Seems too precalculated to be charming and magical, and consequently ends up being overly cute.

September 1, 2005 Comment

Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

[T]he epitome of the modern romantic comedy...

August 8, 2004 Full Review Source: Flick Filosopher

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MaryAnn Johanson

Flick Filosopher

Better than you might expect, but it

May 23, 2004 Comment (1)

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Predictable, manipulative, and completely satisfying.

January 4, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

One of the finest of all Hollywood romantic comedies.

October 24, 2003 Comment

Forrest Hartman

Reno Gazette-Journal Source: Reno Gazette-Journal

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Audience Reviews for Sleepless in Seattle

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Sleepless in Seattle is one of the most fantastic movies i've ever watched.It really hit me somewhere in my heart.We may fall in love all of a sudden.There is no reason for this.And neither do we need.Love is just like magic.Love has it all.

October 17, 2011

Chandler Xiong

Super Reviewer

Cheesy rom com, I dont understand how its so popular, still some funny momest though and not all that bad.

August 15, 2011

Brad Wright

Super Reviewer

Sleepless in Seattle Quotes

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1. Annie Reed: You make a million decisions that mean nothing, & then one day, you order take-out, and it changes your life.
– Submitted by Thilina M (5 months ago)
1. Annie Reed: Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens is accidental.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Annie Reed: I don't deserve you.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)
1. Annie Reed: Sam. It's nice to meet you.
– Submitted by Lea L (8 months ago)

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