Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle

1993 · 1h 45m · PG

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

A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

Full synopsis

After his wife Maggie passes away, Sam Baldwin and his 8-year-old son Jonah relocate from Chicago to Seattle to escape the grief associated with Maggie's death. Eighteen months later Sam is still grieving and can't sleep. Although Jonah misses his mother, he wants his father to get a new wife despite Sam having not even contemplated dating again. On Christmas Eve, Sam (on Jonah's initiative) ends up pouring his heart out on a national radio talk show about his magical and perfect marriage to Maggie, and how much he still misses her. Among the many women who hear Sam's story and fall in love with him solely because of it is Annie Reed, a Baltimore-based newspaper writer. Annie's infatuation with Sam's story and by association Sam himself is despite being already engaged. But Annie's relationship with her straight-laced fiancé Walter is unlike her dream love life in the movie An Affair to Remember (1957). She even writes to Sam proposing they meet atop the Empire State Building on Valentine's Day. Back in Seattle, Sam has received hundreds of letters from women wanting to meet him. Jonah is excited by one letter in particular from Baltimore and will do whatever he needs to to get his father and Annie together. However, old fashioned Sam wants his future love life to be based on meeting a woman the traditional way and he, in turn, becomes infatuated with an unknown woman he spots a few times in Seattle. Will magic happen twice in Sam's life, and if so will it be with this unknown woman or Annie?

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Cast (43)

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 Le Clanché du Rand Barbara Reed Kevin O'Morrison Kevin O'Morrison Cliff Reed David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce Dennis Reed 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 Steve Mellor Wyatt Dana Ivey Dana Ivey Claire Brian McConnachie Brian McConnachie Bob Matt Smith Matt Smith Mailman Victor Morris Victor Morris Seattle Maitre D' Donald J. Lee Jr. Donald J. Lee Jr. Seattle Detective Mary A. Kelly Nervous Woman on Airplane Diane Sokolow Diane Sokolow Tiffany Saleswoman Hannah Cox Hannah Cox Jessica's Mother Rich Hawkins Jessica's Father Tamara Plank Stewardess Michael Badalucco Michael Badalucco New York Taxi Dispatcher Jeff Mazzola Jeff Mazzola New York Taxi Dispatcher Philip Levy Taxi Driver Julie Janney Julie Janney Cynthia John Boylan John Boylan Elevator Man Sidney Armus Information Booth Man Jason Bortz Baltimore Mail Clerk (uncredited) Scott Duthie Tourist (uncredited) Nick Taylor Nick Taylor Bartender (uncredited)