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?
Writing
Ephron's razor-sharp banter, peak meet-cute
Acting
Hanks and Ryan's chemistry is criminal
Direction
Empire State climax = cinema history
Director
Nora Ephron
Meg Ryan
Annie Reed
Tom Hanks
Sam Baldwin
Ross Malinger
Jonah Baldwin
Bill Pullman
Walter
Rosie O'Donnell
Becky
Barbara Garrick
Victoria
Rob Reiner
Jay
Gaby Hoffmann
Jessica
Rita Wilson
Suzy
Victor Garber
Greg
Tom Riis Farrell
Rob
Carey Lowell
Maggie Baldwin
Le Clanché du Rand
Barbara Reed
Kevin O'Morrison
Cliff Reed
David Hyde Pierce
Dennis Reed
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ephron built the Empire State finale around Cary Grant's 'An Affair to Remember', creating the modern rom-com template.
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan hated their characters' lack of screen time together; they fixed it in 'You've Got Mail'.
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