Same Time, Next Year

"They couldn't have celebrated happier anniversaries if they were married to each other."

1978 1h 59m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 90

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are happily married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year—in the same hotel room—and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.

“They couldn't have celebrated happier anniversaries if they were married to each other.”

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Cast

Alan Alda
George Peters
Ellen Burstyn
Doris
Ivan Bonar
Chalmers
Bernie Kuby
Waiter
Cosmo Sardo
Second Waiter
David Northcutt
Pilot #1
William Cantrell
Pilot #2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Mulligan
Writers: Bernard Slade
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $20M — a 16.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Mulligan, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn and Ivan Bonar carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They couldn't have celebrated happier anniversaries if they were married to each other.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Mulligan directs. Robert Surtees behind the camera. Marvin Hamlisch scores. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $20M — a 16.7× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
348 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Robert Mulligan, shot by Robert Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marvin Hamlisch. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn and Ivan Bonar carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "They couldn't have celebrated happier anniversaries if they were married to each other.".
9IMDB entry: tt0078199 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 90 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.