Serendipity

2001 • 90 minutes
4.5
609 reviews
59%
Tomatometer
PG-13
Rating
Eligible
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About this movie

Irresistible stars John Cusack and Kate Bekinsale are drawn together and take a chance on love in the critically acclaimed romantic comedy! In the course of one magical evening, Jonathan and Sara 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 and Molly Shannon, 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!
Rating
PG-13

Ratings and reviews

4.5
609 reviews
A Google user
June 26, 2017
Let me see, girl is about to get married but still goes on a date with a complete stranger, in modern terms probably has a night stand, then later dumps the fiance, yay..random guy stalks every book store to find the girl, that's pushing your luck. Yay, he also dumps his current girlfriend, classic Californian dating, do as many guys you can, it's all cool.
Andreas Cox
July 11, 2019
Romantic fix, if you are looking for a strand or two of tinsel on the dark wet pavement of Christmas in NY, and can ignore the damage that "fate" leaves in the wake of our protagonists. I echo the sentiment of one reviewer who said they enjoyed it perhaps more than they should have. Some supporting roles held it together. Despite most comments here, I would not hold out hope for this as a date movie. Handle this bauble with care; it breaks easily and the implied edges are sharp. I like to think how good this movie could have been. Good cast, decent music, and a magical, if myopic, romance. If you can skip the disregard for almost everyone's happiness but their own, it can fill an empty hour.
Leah Vandeway
July 6, 2021
I remember this movie. I only wonder what happened to the other characters they'd been involved with. The guy she had been engaged to who plays the instrument. . . . What happened to him at the end of the movie? The woman he was going to get married to. . . . What happened to her at the end? The movie kinda left me hanging there. I always wonder about where the other characters end up at the end of the movie too.