Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.
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Release Date: June 25th, 1993

DVD Release Date: June 24th, 1997

PG |1 hr 44 min

Plot Summary

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Mallinger). When Jonah calls in to a talk-radio program to find a new wife for his father, Sam grudgingly gets on the line to discuss his feelings. Annie Reed (Meg Ryan), a reporter in Baltimore, hears Sam speak and falls for him, even though she is engaged. Unsure where it will lead, she writes Sam a letter asking him to meet her at the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Bill Pullman, Ross Mallinger, Rosie O'Donnell, Rob Reiner, Gaby Hoffmann, Victor Garber

Director: Nora Ephron

Genres: Romantic comedy

Production Co: TriStar Pictures

Distributors: Columbia Tristar

Keywords: Endearing, Melodramatic, Amusing, Charming, Love, New York City, Sister, 1990s

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Ratings & Reviews

100
Peter TraversRolling Stone
Ephron homes in on what's been missing in movies and in life: ardor, longing and smart talk about the screwed-up notions that pass for love. show more
75
Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times
Ephron develops this story with all of the heartfelt sincerity of a 1950s tearjerker (indeed, the movie's characters spend a lot of time watching "An Affair to Remember" and using it as their romantic compass). show more
100
Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Consequently, Ephron is forced to shape and integrate the twin halves of the picture, and she does a splendid job - the intercutting is always fluid and never mechanical. Better yet, the script keeps surprising us, setting up stock situations and then pulling away from a stock treatment. show more