Can once in a lifetime happen twice?
Although already in relationships, two strangers realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
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Effortless, classical in form, contemporary and resolved.
- effortlessdemanding
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- resolvedopen-ended
- warmbleak
Who loves it, who doesn't
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“Is John Cusack the best thing in Serendipity?”
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Cast
- John CusackJonathan Trager
- Kate BeckinsaleSara Thomas
- Molly ShannonEve
- Jeremy PivenDean Kansky
- John CorbettLars Hammond
- Bridget MoynahanHalley Buchanan
- Eugene LevyBloomingdale's Salesman
- Marcia BennettMrs. Louis Trager
- Eve CrawfordMrs. Buchanan
- Leo FitzpatrickLeasing Office Temp
Crew
- Peter ChelsomDirector
- Marc KleinWriter
- John de BormanDirector of Photography
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- Christopher GreenburyEditor
- Peter AbramsProducer
- Simon FieldsProducer
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Pairings
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