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Rob Reiner's romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally stars Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan as the title pair. The film opens with the two strangers, both newly graduated from the University of Chicago, share ... read more read more...a car trip from Chicago to New York, where they are both going to make their way. During the trip, they discuss aspects of their characters and their lives, eventually deciding it is impossible for men and women to be "just friends." They arrive in New York and go their separate ways. They meet a few years later on an airplane and Harry reveals he is married. They meet again at a bookstore a few years after that where Harry reveals he is now divorced. From that point on, the two form a friendship. Eventually their closeness results in their respective best friends (played by Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby) meeting and falling in love with each other. At a New Year's Eve party Harry and Sally confront the complex tangle of emotions they feel for each other. The soundtrack consists primarily of Harry Connick Jr. crooning standards like "It Had to Be You." ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Directed by: Rob Reiner

Release Date: July 12, 1989

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DVD Release Date: October 13, 1998

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  • smith44
    April 2, 2012
    smith44
    "I'll have what she's having."
  • romy861
    February 17, 2012
    romy861
    Somehow I never got around to watching this one before - weird since I've seen just about every other 80's and chick flick going.
    The first thing that struck me was how attractive Meg Ryan looks here compared to her recent plastic surgery look. She plays the strong willed and n... read moreeurotic Sally well in this movie which starts in the 70's when she meets Harry while car pooling, up to current day (late 80's).
    The two initially irritate each other, but after a chance meeting years later, they become friends, sharing their disappointments over the years. It doesn't take a genius to see where this movie is going.
    Not trying to be awful, but I couldn't really see what Sally saw in Harry. It's a nice story of friendship and I was glad for the happy ending, but it didn't feel all that convincing.
    This is a very popular movie, though, so I am willing to conclude that that could just be my opinion. Glad I saw it finally, though. Enjoyable.
  • fb701560354
    September 8, 2011
    fb701560354
    When Harry Met Sally, they didn't really like each other, but as the years went by, they kept bumping into each other. Soon enough, they start hanging out together and then something starts to happen. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan have great chemistry, and give great but hilarious... read more performances. When Harry Met Sally is a touching, funny, and well acted romance film.
  • moonrivers
    July 20, 2011
    moonrivers
    It's cinematic coitus interruptus for the length of the film as we wait for the leads to know what we do (they talk about sex in every scene, doh!) and then to get to it. The best parts of the film are little added segments about real longtime married couples talking about how t... read morehey came together (forgive me) ... all of them quicker than the film's couple.
  • murphmann93
    June 23, 2011
    murphmann93
    An absolute classic!
  • movieguru12
    May 17, 2011
    movieguru12
    The funniest movie about why men and women can't be friends. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal have great chemistry in this super sweet and touching romantic comedy. Meg Ryan is adorable and Billy Crystal is just hilariously funny!!! Love this movie! :) One of the sweetest romantic mov... read moreies thats just so funny! :) Love this soooo much! :) One of my most favorite 80s movie!!! :) I just love these two! :) Just an awesome movie :) :) :)
  • jennifxu
    April 28, 2011
    jennifxu
    Meg Ryan is like the cutest thing ever. She and Billy Crystal make a strange but perfectly wonderful pair.
  • FireStormStudios
    March 29, 2011
    FireStormStudios
    This is a classic film. Although it's not one of my favorites, it was fun to watch and I love how the filmmakers took us through the various time periods of their lives. Billy Crystal is witty as usual. The film dragged in a few places but it wasn't unwarranted. It was a very... read more cohesive film and although probably not for everyone, it's one that I recommend.
  • ajv2688
    March 25, 2011
    ajv2688
    If you don't like movies that are solely about relationships and dating, don't watch this movie. The story really annoys me, it just goes on and on. I didn't like this movie.
  • fb619846742
    March 19, 2011
    fb619846742
    Good natured, crowd-pleasing chronicle of the obvious elephant in the room concerning sex in a relationship, and how two polar-opposite souls keep stumbling into each other through the years, and flirt with the option of taking their friendship to the next level. There are some a... read morennoying cut-aways to old couples who have nothing to do with the story talking about how they met their spouse, but this is a mostly well-done, fresh look at relationships and the joys and disappointments that ensue. It is not the masterpiece comedy like many claim, it is pretty obvious what route it will take overall and too often this comes across as a less clever form of Woody Allen, but for the most part this is a sharp comedy that has some original takes on love. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan are both terrific, which is a definite plus, seeing caring about these two characters is a huge reason as to why this film ultimately succeeds in the end.

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Critic Reviews

February 3, 2009
TIME Magazine

Can a man and a woman be friends without worrying about having sex? Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan spend a beguiling dozen years trying to figure it out. Full Review

Jonathan Rosenbaum
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

Fans of Billy Crystal's amphibian qualities may be amused, but the rest of us have to contend with a slavish Woody Allen imitation. Full Review

Variety Staff
April 1, 2008
Variety Staff, Variety

Rob Reiner directs with deftness and sincerity, making the material seem more engaging than it is, at least until the plot machanics begin to unwind and the film starts to seem shapeless. Full Review

Caryn James
May 20, 2003
Caryn James, New York Times

What Harry and Sally do -- the true focus of this often funny but amazingly hollow film -- is saunter through the romanticized lives of intelligent, successful, neurotic New Yorkers. Full Review

Peter Travers
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

A ravishing, romantic lark brimming over with style, intelligence and flashing wit.

Rita Kempley
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post

When Harry Met Sally... is a sweet, embraceable comedy, a moonstruck Manhattan romance that, like a Gershwin tune, turns the sighs and glances, the spats and reconciliations, all the cliches of the he... Full Review

Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan. Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Offers an often humorous, occasionally poignant view of men, women, sex, love, and friendship. Full Review

Brian Orndorf
August 26, 2009
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

Sally is special lightning-in-a-bottle stuff that every member of the production has spent precious years of their lives trying to recreate, but always failing miserably. Full Review

April 1, 2008
Film4

This is Ephron at her best. Full Review

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    • Older Woman Customer: I'll have what she's having.
    • Harry Burns: Tomato tomato potato potato.
    • Older Woman Customer: I'll have what she's having.
    • Sally Albright: You see? That is just like you, Harry. You say things like that, and you make it impossible for me to hate you.
    • Sally Albright: Harry, you're going to have to try and find a way of not expressing every feeling that you have, every moment that you have them.
    • Harry Burns: It is so nice when you can sit with someone and not have to talk.
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