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Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

6,7 /10 (2,629 Votes)
1993 EN 105 min

Overview

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?

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Release date

24/06/1993

Votes

2,629

Popularity

9.5

What if someone you never met, someone you never saw, someone you never knew was the only someone for you?

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

105 min

Budget

$21,000,000

Revenue

$227,799,884

Meg Ryan

Meg Ryan

Annie Reed

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Sam Baldwin

Ross Malinger

Ross Malinger

Jonah Baldwin

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Walter

Rosie O'Donnell

Rosie O'Donnell

Becky

Barbara Garrick

Barbara Garrick

Victoria

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Jay

Gaby Hoffmann

Gaby Hoffmann

Jessica

Rita Wilson

Rita Wilson

Suzy

Victor Garber

Victor Garber

Greg

Tom Riis Farrell

Tom Riis Farrell

Rob

Carey Lowell

Carey Lowell

Maggie Baldwin

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Le Clanché du Rand

Barbara Reed

Kevin O'Morrison

Kevin O'Morrison

Cliff Reed

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

Dennis Reed

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Valerie Wright

Betsy Reed

Frances Conroy

Frances Conroy

Irene Reed

Tom Tammi

Tom Tammi

Harold Reed

Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin

Uncle Milton

Caroline Aaron

Caroline Aaron

Dr. Marcia Fieldstone

Linda Wallem

Linda Wallem

Loretta

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Harriet

Tom McGowan

Tom McGowan

Keith

No photo

Steve Mellor

Wyatt

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Marguerite Schertle

Baltimore Waitress

Dana Ivey

Dana Ivey

Claire

Brian McConnachie

Brian McConnachie

Bob

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

Mailman

No photo

Amanda Maher

Clarise

Victor Morris

Victor Morris

Seattle Maitre D'

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Philip Mihalski

Seattle Waiter

Donald J. Lee Jr.

Donald J. Lee Jr.

Seattle Detective

No photo

Mary A. Kelly

Nervous Woman on Airplane

Diane Sokolow

Diane Sokolow

Tiffany Saleswoman

Hannah Cox

Hannah Cox

Jessica's Mother

No photo

Rich Hawkins

Jessica's Father

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Tamara Plank

Stewardess

Michael Badalucco

Michael Badalucco

New York Taxi Dispatcher

Jeff Mazzola

Jeff Mazzola

New York Taxi Dispatcher

No photo

Philip Levy

Taxi Driver

Julie Janney

Julie Janney

Cynthia

No photo

Tony Zazula

Maitre D'

John Boylan

John Boylan

Elevator Man

No photo

Robert Livingston

Elevator Man

No photo

Butch Stevenson

Valet

No photo

Sidney Armus

Information Booth Man

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Philip Anagnos

Car Driver (uncredited)

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Jason Bortz

Baltimore Mail Clerk (uncredited)

No photo

Scott Duthie

Tourist (uncredited)

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William Rossman

Driver (uncredited)

Nick Taylor

Nick Taylor

Bartender (uncredited)

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Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

2022-12-10

⭐ 5

**Effective, functional and elegant, it has a script that I didn't like very much, and it has aged a little badly, but it remains an endearing film.** This is surely one of the most famous romantic comedies that came out during the 90's, and one of the films that helped to popularize Tom Hanks, showing the world that he could be a serious actor and do more interesting things besides comedy. The film begins with a man and his young son moving to Seattle to deal with a mourning process. There, the child begins to pressure his father to find a girlfriend, to the point of calling a radio progra…

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r96sk

r96sk

2024-01-14

⭐ 6

I can't say I had a fun time with <em>'Sleepless in Seattle'</em>. Post-watching, I was unsure how I felt about it. The whole set-up and how the story is portrayed is weird, the fact that the two characters in what supposed to be a romcom don't even properly meet until the final act is an odd choice, like don't get me wrong I can see it working but here it didn't for me... especially with one side giving stalker vibes, which adds to the weirdness. I also wasn't convinced by the two leads, in both their performances and in their suitability - obviously the latter is hampered by the fact w…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2025-06-21

⭐ 6

“It’s easier to get killed by a terrorist than to get married at over forty!” Maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it’s the sentiment here as recently widowed “Sam” (Tom Hanks) moves to Seattle with his son “Jonah” (Ross Malinger) to start again. Unable to shake off the effects of his grief, it falls to the young lad to galvanise his dad into meeting someone new, and so he arranges a late night radio catharsis which is heard by “Annie” (Meg Ryan). She is entangled with the nice but dull “Walter” (Bill Pullman) but as she begins to let romantic fantasies about “Sam” take over she revisits her f…

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