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Released 18 years ago.
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Nights in Rodanthe
"It's never too late for a second chance"
2008 1h 37m EN
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★6.3TMDB · 633
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Adrienne is trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not, and her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is travelling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn where she is staying.
“It's never too late for a second chance”
Cast
Diane Lane
Adrienne
Richard Gere
Paul
Christopher Meloni
Jack
Viola Davis
Jean
Becky Ann Baker
Dot
Scott Glenn
Robert Torrelson
Linda Molloy
Jill Torrelson
Pablo Schreiber
Charlie Torrelson
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- George C. Wolfe
- Writers
- Ann Peacock, John Romano
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Countries
- Australia, United States of America
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by George C. Wolfe, shot by Affonso Beato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Jeanine Tesori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Diane Lane and Richard Gere and Christopher Meloni carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "It's never too late for a second chance".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
George C. Wolfe directs. Affonso Beato behind the camera. Jeanine Tesori scores. Brian A. Kates cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 18 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
- 4Directed by George C. Wolfe, shot by Affonso Beato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Jeanine Tesori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Brian A. Kates shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Diane Lane and Richard Gere and Christopher Meloni carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "It's never too late for a second chance".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0956038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 8 themes, including "beach", "based on novel or book", "marriage crisis", "north carolina".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Affonso Beato
- Original score
- Jeanine Tesori
- Editing
- Brian A. Kates
- Production design
- Patrizia von Brandenstein
- VFX supervisor
- Ray McIntyre Jr.
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30,000,000
- Box office
- $84,375,061
- Return
- 281% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
George C. Wolfe
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Production companies
Who made it
Village Roadshow Pictures
US
Di Novi Pictures
US
Warner Bros. Pictures
US
Key crew
- ProducerDenise Di Novi
- NovelNicholas Sparks
- Executive ProducerBruce Berman
- Executive ProducerAlison Greenspan
- Production DesignPatrizia von Brandenstein
- Executive ProducerDoug Claybourne
- Executive ProducerDana Goldberg
- EditorBrian A. Kates
- CastingLisa Mae Fincannon
- CastingLynn Kressel
- Stunt DoubleJennifer Badger
- Visual Effects SupervisorRay McIntyre Jr.
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- beach
- based on novel or book
- marriage crisis
- north carolina
- romance
- inn
- valentine's day
- middle age
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-09-26PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Le Temps d'un ouraganCA
- Noites de TormentaBR
