A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.A couple search for each other years after the night they first met, fell in love, and separated, convinced that one day they'd end up together.
- Awards
- 3 nominations
Michael Guarino Jr.
- Customer At Bloomingdale's
- (as Michael Guarino)
Victor A. Young
- Mr. Buchanan
- (as Victor Young)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Cusack and Kate Beckinsale filmed only a few days together during the shoot, much like their characters saw each other only for a limited time.
- GoofsWhen Jonathan finds the receipt for the gloves, the receipt has a date in 1990, while he first met Sara in 1994.
- Alternate versionsOn the DVD, there are a few deleted scenes:
- An alternate opening of how Jon and Sara meet.
- A scene where Sara asks Jon questions called she calls 'cubing'.
- Their first kiss.
- Jon and Dean talking about fate in the car while Eugene Levy's character is driving.
- Eve explaining how to use the Casanova candle.
- Sara going to see a psychic after she sees the "Cool Hand Luke" poster.
- Sara getting a phone call asking if her building sells cashmere gloves.
- Sara explaining to Eve how she feels about her fiance and a painting she once saw.
- Jon going home and looking out the window after he loses Sara.
- SoundtracksCool Yule
Written by Steve Allen
Performed by Louis Armstrong
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
[Played during the opening credits, the last scene and the end credits]
Featured review
Sarah is a girl who believes obsessively in destiny. So, according to her, if two people are meant to be together they'll be; the fate would decide the time though. Until then, they've to be content with signals that will remind them of their soulmates. Two perfect strangers bump into each other on a Christmas evening while shopping for gloves. Jonathan feels instant spark, but Sarah is not so sure. She would rather wait for an appropriate time. For now, they would spend a wonderful evening together. At the end of that, Jonathan gets to know her first name. Years pass by; they are about to get married to two different persons. But, hardly there have been a day when didn't think of each other. What they do now? It's a passionately romantic movie. Not too much drama like Titanic. It has the flavor 'Sweet November'. The comedy is kept to minimum. John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale have played their parts convincingly. Beckinsale is adorable, and Cusack has some bohemian charm. His disheveled look sometime contradicts his Romeo-like role. But it contributes positively to his constant confusedness. The ending is so predictable. Only that it may not happen when you think. Peter Chelsom deserves applaud for making a beautiful film, even though when you know what would happen next.
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- Also known as
- Serendipity
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Box office
- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,294,317
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,309,241
- Oct 7, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $77,516,304
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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