Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American (romantic comedy film that tells the story of a long-distance love and the hope of finding that one person.

Primary cast:

• Tom Hanks  : Sam Baldwin
• Meg Ryan  : Annie Reed
• Bill Pullman  : Walter
• Ross Malinger  : Jonah Baldwin
• Rosie O'Donnell  : Becky
• Gaby Hoffmann  : Jessica
• Victor Garber  : Greg
• Rita Wilson  : Suzy
• Barbara Garrick  : Victoria
• Carey Lowell  : Maggie Abbott Baldwin
• David Hyde Pierce  : Dennis Reed
• Dana Ivey  : Claire Bennett
• Rob Reiner  : Jay

Award nominations:

• Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay (Nora Ephron, David S. Ward , Jeff Arch )
• WGA Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Nora Ephron, David S. Ward, Jeff Arch)
• Academy Award for Best Song (Marc Shaiman (music) & Ramsey McLean (lyrics) For the song "A Wink and a Smile")
• Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Meg Ryan)
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Tom Hanks)

Plot

The story is about Sam Baldwin (played by Tom Hanks), who lost his true love, and Annie Reed (played by Meg Ryan), who hasn't found hers yet. Sam lives on a houseboat on the west shore of Seattle's Lake Union, and Annie lives in Baltimore. One evening around Christmas time she hears a boy (Jonah) on the radio who tells how he misses his mother and how his father misses his wife. Sam is called on the phone and Annie is immediately attracted to him. Although Annie is about to get married to her fiancé Walter (played by Bill Pullman), she decides to travel to Seattle to find out more about him.

The 1957 movie An Affair to Remember is referred to several times in Sleepless in Seattle. It is shown playing during the film itself, and many plot elements are borrowed.

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