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Name: Sleepless in Seattle
Director: Nora Ephron
Genre: comedy, drama, romance
Released: 1993
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 6.8

Sleepless in Seattle has an iRankMovies score of 70.9/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

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

Release:1993

Runtime:1h 45m

Country:United States

Director:Nora Ephron

Language:English

Genre

ComedyDramaRomance

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Keywords

New Year S EveNew York City Journalist friendshipLovesicknessAirplaneLove Of One S LifeUnsociability

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Sleepless in Seattle rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 204K votes

Rotten Tomatoes76%

Metacritic72%

TMDb6.741/10· 3K votes

With 76% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 72/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About Sleepless in Seattle

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?

Cast of Sleepless in Seattle

Meg Ryan
as Annie Reed
Tom Hanks
as Sam Baldwin
Ross Malinger
as Jonah Baldwin
Bill Pullman
as Walter
Rosie O'Donnell
as Becky
Barbara Garrick
as Victoria
Rob Reiner
as Jay
Gaby Hoffmann
as Jessica
Rita Wilson
as Suzy
Victor Garber
as Greg
Tom Riis Farrell
as Rob
Carey Lowell
as Maggie Baldwin

Sleepless in Seattle facts

Budget: $21M
Box office: $227.8M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Romantic comedy charm captures Christmas romance and Empire State Building magic authentically
•Nora Ephron brings witty dialogue and adoring heartfelt tone to contemporary romance
•Airplane meet cute and Baltimore setting deliver nostalgic romantic comedy spectacle effectively

What the audience disliked

•Contrived plot mechanics occasionally strain credibility regarding relationship development logistics entirely
•Predictable rom-com formula follows conventional beats without surprising narrative twists or complications