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Serendipity (2001)

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Reviews Counted:128

Fresh:74

Rotten:54

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Light and charming, Serendipity could benefit from less contrivances.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some language and sensuality

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 5, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $49,968,653

Synopsis: New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack)... New York City, just before Christmas. The last pair of black cashmere gloves in Bloomingdale's is on its way to the counter. As the gloves arrive, Sara (Kate Beckinsale) and Jonathan (John Cusack) claim them simultaneously. And so it begins--Sara and Jonathan go to a little coffee shop, named Serendipity, to decide who gets the gloves. They skate in Central Park. They look at the stars--the Cassiopeia constellation has the same pattern as the freckles on Sara's forearm. She writes her phone number in a book, saying she'll sell it to a random bookstore tomorrow. Jonathan writes his number on a five-dollar bill and she gives it to a street vendor. If destiny means them to be together, the book will find him, and the five-dollar bill will find her. Several years later--in New York--Jonathan is about to marry Hally (Bridget Moynahan). On the West Coast, Lars (John Corbett) proposes to Sara. Both Jonathan and Sara remember their delightful night. Jonathan sets out with friend Dean (Jeremy Piven) to find the book. Sara, with her friend Eve (Molly Shannon), flies to New York looking for Jonathan. Crisp direction from Peter Chelsom, a witty script by Marc Klein, and beautiful performances by John Cusak and Kate Beckinsale, make SERENDIPITY a delightful romantic comedy. [More]

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack, John Corbett, Eugene Levy

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, John Cusack, John Corbett, Eugene Levy, Jeremy Piven, Molly Shannon, Bridget Moynahan

Director: Peter Chelsom

Director: Peter Chelsom
Screenwriter: Marc Klein
Producer: Simon Fields, Peter Abrams, Robert L. Levy
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Studio: Miramax Films

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  • Serendipity
  • Irresistible stars John Cusack (AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS, HIGH FIDELITY) and Kate Beckinsale (PEARL HARBOR, BROKEDOWN PALACE) are drawn together and take a chance on love in this critically acclaimed romantic comedy! In the course of one magical evening, Jonathan (Cusack) and Sara (Beckinsale) meet unexpectedly ... then part without expectation when she decides they must let fate determine if they are meant to be together. Years later, they are both engaged to others but cannot give up the dream that -- despite time, distance, and the obstacles that conspire to keep them apart -- they will one day meet again. Also starring Jeremy Piven (THE FAMILY MAN, VERY BAD THINGS) and Molly Shannon (SUPERSTAR, NEVER BEEN KISSED) in a stellar supporting cast -- you're destined to agree with audiences everywhere who fell for the surprising charms of this delightful big-screen romance!
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    08/19/08
    Todd McCarthy
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    The goofiest movie Nora Ephron never wrote.

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    09/23/07
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    09/30/05
    Scott Nash
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    ...so empty, so derivative

    Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
    01/29/05
    Philip Martin
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    Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
    12/15/03
    Christopher Tookey
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    A química entre Cusack e Beckinsale é eficaz – pena que, durante a maior parte do tempo, os dois sejam mantidos separados pelo fraco e previsível roteiro de Marc Klein.

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    07/09/03
    Pablo Villaca
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena

    I can't get over the complete reliance on fate even if it is what the movie is all about.

    Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
    04/24/03
    Ryan Cracknell
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    03/10/03
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    02/08/03
    John R. McEwen
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    Serendipity director Peter Chelsom gives us charm instead of plot, romance instead of logic.

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    12/19/02
    Josh Gilchrist
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    The story's been done before and it's bound to be done again, nonetheless, this incarnation is enjoyable and worth watching.

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    12/17/02
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