The 1993 film "Sleepless in Seattle" brought together Annie Reed, a Baltimore journalist played by Meg Ryan, and Sam Baldwin, a single dad from Seattle played by Tom Hanks. Their relationships played out through radio, letters, airport sightings and a date secretly set up by young Jonah Baldwin, played by Ross Malinger.
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The 1993 film "Sleepless in Seattle" brought together Annie Reed, a Baltimore journalist played by Meg Ryan, and Sam Baldwin, a single dad from Seattle played by Tom Hanks. Their relationships played out through radio, letters, airport sightings and a date secretly set up by young Jonah Baldwin, played by Ross Malinger.
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Felicity Jones plays Anna and Anton Yelchin plays Jacob in "Like Crazy," a 2011 film about a British exchange student who falls in love with an American but is denied re-entry to the United States because she overstayed her student visa. The film won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in 2011.
Like Crazy —
Felicity Jones plays Anna and Anton Yelchin plays Jacob in "Like Crazy," a 2011 film about a British exchange student who falls in love with an American but is denied re-entry to the United States because she overstayed her student visa. The film won the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize in 2011.
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In "Before Sunrise,"Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke star as Celine, a French woman, and Jesse, an American man, who meet on a train in Europe and become close despite believing they'll never see each other again. Their relationship became the basis for the 2009 film "Before Sunset" and 2013's "Before Midnight."
Before Sunrise —
In "Before Sunrise,"Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke star as Celine, a French woman, and Jesse, an American man, who meet on a train in Europe and become close despite believing they'll never see each other again. Their relationship became the basis for the 2009 film "Before Sunset" and 2013's "Before Midnight."
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In the 2004 film "The Notebook," Noah Calhoun and Allie Hamilton, played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, fall in love but are torn apart when Allie's disapproving parents move her back to Charleston, South Carolina, and Noah enlists to fight in World War II. The film is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks.
The Notebook —
In the 2004 film "The Notebook," Noah Calhoun and Allie Hamilton, played by Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, fall in love but are torn apart when Allie's disapproving parents move her back to Charleston, South Carolina, and Noah enlists to fight in World War II. The film is based on a book by Nicholas Sparks.
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Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried star as John and Savannah in the 2010 movie "Dear John," an adaptation of another Nicholas Sparks novel. After a short, intense romance, John, a member of the military, is deployed overseas, and the couple exchanges letters.
Dear John —
Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried star as John and Savannah in the 2010 movie "Dear John," an adaptation of another Nicholas Sparks novel. After a short, intense romance, John, a member of the military, is deployed overseas, and the couple exchanges letters.
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The 2000 movie "Road Trip" features a long-distance relationship between high school sweethearts Josh and Tiffany, played by Breckin Meyer and Rachel Blanchard. Josh and his pals decide to travel from their school to Texas, where Tiffany attends college, to fetch a sex tape sent to her accidentally.
Road Trip —
The 2000 movie "Road Trip" features a long-distance relationship between high school sweethearts Josh and Tiffany, played by Breckin Meyer and Rachel Blanchard. Josh and his pals decide to travel from their school to Texas, where Tiffany attends college, to fetch a sex tape sent to her accidentally.
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In the 2010 film "Going the Distance," Garrett and Erin, played by Justin Long and Drew Barrymore, try to navigate a relationship despite separate lives in New York and San Francisco.
Going the Distance —
In the 2010 film "Going the Distance," Garrett and Erin, played by Justin Long and Drew Barrymore, try to navigate a relationship despite separate lives in New York and San Francisco.
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