You've Got Mail

1998, Comedy/Romance, 1h 59m

88 Reviews 250,000+ Ratings

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Movie Info

Struggling boutique bookseller Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) hates Joe Fox (Tom Hanks), the owner of a corporate Foxbooks chain store that just moved in across the street. When they meet online, however, they begin an intense and anonymous Internet romance, oblivious of each other's true identity. Eventually Joe learns that the enchanting woman he's involved with is actually his business rival. He must now struggle to reconcile his real-life dislike for her with the cyber love he's come to feel.

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks
Joe Fox
Meg Ryan
Kathleen Kelly
Parker Posey
Patricia Eden
Greg Kinnear
Frank Navasky
Jean Stapleton
Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn
George Pappas
Dave Chappelle
Kevin Jackson
Dabney Coleman
Nelson Fox
John Randolph
Schuyler Fox
Heather Burns
Christina Plutzker
Nora Ephron
Director
Miklós László
Writer
Nora Ephron
Screenwriter
Delia Ephron
Screenwriter
G. Mac Brown
Executive Producer
Dianne Dreyer
Associate Producer
Julie Durk
Executive Producer
Delia Ephron
Executive Producer
Nora Ephron
Producer
Donald J. Lee Jr.
Co-Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Carole Bayer Sager
Original Music
George Fenton
Original Music
The Cranberries
Original Music
Carole King
Original Music
Shuihada' Davitt
Original Music
Dolores O'Riordan
Original Music
John Lindley
Cinematography
Richard Marks
Film Editing
Francine Maisler
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Critic Reviews for You've Got Mail

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Audience Reviews for You've Got Mail

  • Jul 17, 2014
    This film shouldn't work at all. It doesn't have much of a story and the whole dial up internet thing is incredibly dated. However Hanks and Ryan sell it beautifully and you can't help but root for them. Ryan is very similar to her 'When Harry Met Sally' persona but it's Hanks who has the harder role of playing a potentially unlikeable character. It's also nice to see him relaxing into a comedy role again after so maybe Oscar-worthy films. This is one of those films that you'll end up watching again and again when it turns up on TV.
    David S Super Reviewer
  • Jan 11, 2012
    Dispite, Nora Ephron's You've Got Mail, looks like a weak and odd version of Sleepless in Seattle and that don't present some finals elements of the plot, this movie show a good chemistry between Ms. Ryan and Mr. Hanks characters and in a skilful way, Ms. Ephron make the audience be delighted with the strange and sweet couple formed by Joe (Hanks) and Kathleen (Ryan). Fresh.
    Lucas M Super Reviewer
  • Nov 29, 2011
    Great romantic comedy. Hanks is charming and Ryan is her usual cute young self. Plus, the soundtrack is great.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
  • Aug 15, 2011
    Great romantic comedy. Hanks is charming and Ryan is her usual cute young self. Plus, the soundtrack is great.
    Stephen E Super Reviewer
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