Sleepless in Seattle

Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the book by Jeff Arch. The film stars Tom Hanks as Sam Baldwin and Meg Ryan as Annie Reed.

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1993 - Movie - Nora Ephron - Jeff Arch - Tom Hanks - Meg Ryan

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Sam Baldwin, a Chicago architect has just lost his wife to cancer and decides he needs a complete change of scene. He and his eight-year old son Jonah move to Seattle but Jonah thinks that his father needs a new wife in order to get his life back on track. One evening, he calls into a Seattle radio advice show and persuades his father to also go on the air. The voice (and call) is heard by hundreds of woman, including Annie Reed, a journalist. Annie, although engaged to be married to Walter, can't rest until she meets Sam, which she eventually does, at the top of the Empire State building in New York.

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Chicago - Architect - Cancer - Seattle - New York

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In the 1994 Academy Awards, the movie was nominated for two awards (Best Music, Original Song, Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly For the Screen) but failed to win any.

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1994 - Academy Awards

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