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Plot

Filmmaker James Mangold follows his Oscar-winning drama Girl, Interrupted (1999) with this whimsical fantasy. Meg Ryan stars as Kate McKay, a modern female executive in New York City whose drive to succeed in the cutthroat corporate world has left little time for romance. When her genius ex-boyfriend Stuart (Liev Schreiber) opens a portal in time, the experiment transports Leopold (Hugh Jackman) from 1867 to the present day. A charming bachelor and the royal "Third Duke of Albany" in his own time, Leopold is fascinated by the 21st century. As the courtly Leopold and the decidedly liberated Kate tour the town, a mutual attraction develops into something deeper, a relationship that's threatened by Leopold's temporary chronological status. Kate & Leopold (2001) was originally developed by co-screenwriter Steve Rogers as a project for star/producer Sandra Bullock, who had a hit with his film Hope Floats (1998).
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for brief strong language.
Genre(s):
Comedy,Drama
Run Time:
121min.
Theatrical Release Date:
12/25/2001
DVD Release Date:
06/11/2002
Distributor(s):
Miramax
Director(s):
James Mangold
Starring:
Meg Ryan , Hugh Jackman , Liev Schreiber , Breckin Meyer , Natasha Lyonne
Themes:
Fish Out of Water,Time Travel,Supernatural Romance
Tone:
Easygoing,Fanciful,Light,Quirky,Whimsical
Keywords:
advertising-campaign,advertising-executive,duke,fish-out-of-water,marketing,star-crossed-lovers,time-travel
Country of Origin:
USA (12-21-2001)
Language:
English