Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle
Movie · Romance · Comedy

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). 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.

1998 · 1h 45m
  • 72%
Starring Bill Pullman, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger
Director Nora Ephron

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    Romance

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Cast & Crew

  • Bill Pullman
    Walter
  • Meg Ryan
    Annie Reed
  • Ross Malinger
    Jonah Baldwin
  • Tom Hanks
    Sam Baldwin
  • Rob Reiner
    Jay
  • Nora Ephron
    Director
  • Gary Foster
    Producer
  • Patrick Crowley
    Producer
  • Lynda Obst
    Producer
  • Nora Ephron
    Writer
  • David S. Ward
    Writer

About

Sleepless in Seattle

Romance

After the death of his wife, Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son, Jonah (Ross Malinger). 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.

72%

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.51
Reviews 50
Fresh 36
Rotten 14

Information

Studio
TriStar Pictures
Released
1998
Run Time
1 hr 45 min
Rated
Pere/L
Region of Origin
United States
© 1993 TriStar Pictures, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English, French
Audio

English (AAC, Dolby Atmos, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Czech (AAC), Polish (AAC), Russian (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United States) (CC), Arabic , Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek , Hebrew , Hindi , Hungarian , Italian (Italy) , Korean , Norwegian , Polish , Spanish (Latin America) , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Thai , Turkish

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Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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