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Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy and Christmas film directed by Peter Chelsom. The cast includes John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Bridget Moynahan, and John Corbett. The story is set during the Christmas and holiday season, with narrative locations in New York City and San Francisco. Filming took place in San Francisco, Toronto, New Jersey, and California. The film was produced by Miramax, Tapestry Films, and Simon Fields Productions, and distributed by Miramax and Netflix.
The movie has a runtime of 90 minutes and features music composed by Alan Silvestri. Christopher Greenbury served as the film editor, while John de Borman was the director of photography. The original languages are English and French. Its tagline reads, "Sometimes True Love Can Have More Than One Face."
Financially, the film had a budget of 28000000 and generated revenue of 77516304. It received an IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 131960 votes. Other review scores include 5.8/10, 58%, and 52/100. The film is available in video on demand format.
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7.0Although strangers Sara and Jonathan are both already in relationships, they 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.
Cast
- John Cusack as Jonathan Trager
- Kate Beckinsale as Sara Thomas
- Jeremy Piven as Dean Kansky
- Bridget Moynahan as Halley Buchanan
- John Corbett as Lars Hammond
- Molly Shannon as Eve
Themes
- new york city
- new love
- soulmates
- chance
- love at first sight
- department store
- dollar
- fate
- destiny
- shopping
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Peter Chelsom
- Written by
- Marc Klein
- Produced by
- Peter Abrams Robert L. Levy Simon Fields
- Starring
- John Cusack Kate Beckinsale Molly Shannon Jeremy Piven Bridget Moynahan Eugene Levy
- Cinematography
- John de Borman
- Edited by
- Christopher Greenbury
- Music by
- Alan Silvestri
- Production company
- Tapestry Films
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films
- Release dates
- September 13, 2001 ( 2001-09-13 ) ( TIFF ) October 5, 2001 ( 2001-10-05 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 91 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $28 million
- Box office
- $77.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Chelsom, written by Marc Klein, and starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale. The film grossed $77.5 million on a $28 million budget.
Plot
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